- bad cess
- Everyday English Slang in Irelandn Bad luck
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bad cess to — (Anglo Irish) Bad luck to • • • Main Entry: ↑cess … Useful english dictionary
bad cess to — chiefly Irish a curse on. → cess … English new terms dictionary
cess — [ses] n. [prob. < ASSESS] in Ireland, an assessment; tax: now used only in bad cess to, bad luck to … English World dictionary
cess — 1. n. (also sess) Sc., Ir., & Ind. etc. a tax, a levy. Etymology: properly sess for obs. assess n.: see ASSESS 2. n. Ir. Phrases and idioms: bad cess to may evil befall (bad cess to their clan). Etymology: perh. f. CESS(1) … Useful english dictionary
cess — cess1 /ses/, n. 1. Brit. a tax, assessment, or lien. 2. (in Scotland) a land tax. 3. (in Ireland) a military assessment. 4. (in India) an import or sales tax on a commodity. v.t. 5. Brit. to tax; assess. [ … Universalium
cess — noun Etymology: probably short for success Date: 1830 chiefly Irish luck usually used in the phrase bad cess to you … New Collegiate Dictionary
cess — cess1 [sɛs] (also sess) noun (in Scotland, Ireland, and India) a tax or levy. Origin C15: shortened from the obs. noun assess assessment . cess2 [sɛs] noun (in phr. bad cess to) chiefly Irish a curse on. Origi … English new terms dictionary
cess — I. /sɛs/ (say ses) noun (in parts of Britain) 1. a tax or levy. –verb (t) 2. to assess for taxation. {aphetic variant of obsolete noun use of assess (verb) II. /sɛs/ (say ses) noun Irish luck: bad cess to you! {? aphetic variant of …
Walter Starkie — Walter Fitzwilliam Starkie (1894 1976) was an Irish scholar, author, and translator of Spanish literature. He was the first Professor of Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1926.He won fame for his travels and was once profiled by Time… … Wikipedia
cesspit — cess|pit [ˈsesˌpıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cesperal cesspool (1500 1600), probably from suspiral air hole (14 16 centuries), from Old French souspirail, from souspirer to sigh ; influenced by pool] 1.) also cess|pool [ˈsespu:l] a large hole… … Dictionary of contemporary English
