Noun: diz
Sample Sentences
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A diz is a tool that helps you remove fiber from a comb and create a nice length of top that is a consistent thickness and ready to spin. Many dizzes have holes of varying sizes, so that you can choose the size most appropriate for the yarn you intend to spin: a large hole for bulky yarn, a smaller hole for finer yarn. [2014, Beth Smith, The Spinner's Book of Fleece, page 118:]
Nouns inflected like diz
schnoz,
minefield quiz,
pop quiz,
diz,
fiz,
lez,
biz,
buz,
cuz,
waz,
wiz,
squiz,
shnoz,
Prez,
cryptoquiz,
pub quiz,
friz,
griz,
prez,
quiz, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff.