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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. OE.

fesien

to put to flight, AS.

fēsian

fȳsian

fȳsan

, fr.

fūs

, prompt, willing.]

The short run before a leap.

[Obs.]

Nares.

Noun.

A race. [Not in use.]

feese ‎(plural feeses)

(obsolete) The short run before a leap; a run-up.
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