zuzhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zuz_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezuz, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zuznoun

  1. 1688–
    A silver coin anciently in use among the Jews, the fourth part of a silver shekel.
    1. 1688
      A Zuz or Zuzim shekil.
      R. Holme, Academy of Armory iii. 25/2
    2. 1858
      Zuzah, an ancient Hebrew silver coin, worth about 6d.
      P. L. Simmonds, Dictionary of Trade Products
    3. 1877
      A blow on the ear was variously set at the fine of a shilling or a pound: a blow on the one cheek at two hundred zuzees.
      J. C. Geikie, Life & Words of Christ vol. II. xxxvi. 71

zuz, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zuz, n. was last modified in December 2024.