{ Touse, Touze (touz) }, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Toused (touzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Tousing.] [OE. tosen. √64. See tease, and cf. Tose, Toze.] To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak.
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As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed. Spenser.
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