different between teazer vs teazel

English

Apparently an alteration of teaser, referring to it being lighter than formal punitive instruments.

teazer (plural teazers)

sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.

Corrupted from French tiser (“to feed a fire”).

teazer (plural teazers)

The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glassworking.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Tomlinson to this entry?)

teazel (plural teazels)

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