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- noun archaic Plural form of
pease .
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Examples
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In the sixteenth century an was added to make sing. pease, pl. peasen, peses, or peas.
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In the sixteenth century an was added to make sing. pease, pl. peasen, peses, or peas.
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In the sixteenth century an was added to make sing. pease, pl. peasen, peses, or peas.
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The soil along the coast is not deep of earth, bringing forth abundantly peasen small, yet good feeding for cattle.
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland Edward Hayes
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The soil along the coast is not deep of earth, bringing forth abundantly peasen small, yet good feeding for cattle.
Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland. Paras. 1-49 1909
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Ay, Joan, and my owld man wur up and awaay betimes wi 'dree hard eggs for a good pleace at the burnin'; and barrin 'the wet, Hodge' ud ha 'been a-harrowin' o 'white peasen i' the outfield -- and barrin 'the wind, Dumble wur blow'd wi' the wind, so 'z we was forced to stick her, but we fetched her round at last.
Queen Mary and Harold Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1850
madmouth commented on the word peasen
yes!
May 11, 2009