Re: CHAT smite (was: Performative verbs)

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Elliott Lash wrote:

> What about "squeeze"  In a recent argument, which I
> lost, I contended that "squozen" is an archaic past
> participle, which is now "squeezed". Unfortunately,
> the abridged OED that I have shows only some
> etymological info, so I can't tell for sure.
>
> Does anyone know?
The online OED says that squeeze has dial. preterite and pa.pple.
'squoze' or pa.pple. 'squozen' with examples such as:


1844 `J. SLICK' High Life N.Y. II. 195,
I sot down on a bench runnin over with harnsome gals,
that squoze close together and squinched themselves up to make room for me.

1866 J. T. STATON Rays fro' Loominany 107
Awd welly as lief they'd squozzen my guts eawt as speighlt my bonnet.

1931 Sun (Baltimore) 1 Sept. 8/7
`Orange?' repeated Waitress No. 1. `Do you want it squoze?'

1933 M. LOWRY Ultramarine vi. 237
He just sort of squoze the rabbit.


--Apollo