The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
razee — I. rāˈzē noun ( s) Etymology: French (vaisseau) rasé, from vaisseau ship + rasé, past participle of raser to rase, raze more at rase 1. : a wooden ship having its upper deck cut away and thus reduced to the next lower rate or to an intermediate… … Useful english dictionary
Razee — Ra*zee , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razeed} (r[.a]*z[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Razeeing}.] To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Razeed — Razee Ra*zee , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razeed} (r[.a]*z[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Razeeing}.] To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
USS Cumberland (1842) — The first USS Cumberland was a 50 gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. Cumberland began in the pages of a Congressional Act. Congress passed in 1816 An act for the gradual increase of the Navy of the United States. The act called for… … Wikipedia
razee — /ray zee /, n., v., razeed, razeeing. n. 1. a ship, esp. a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck. v.t. 2. to cut down (a wooden ship) by removing the upper deck. [1785 95; < F (vaisseau) rasé razed (ship), ptp. of raser to… … Universalium
razee — [rā zē′] n. [Fr rasé (as in vaisseau rasé, leveled vessel), pp. of raser, to level, scrape: see RAZE] a wooden warship made lower by the removal of the upper deck vt. razeed, razeeing to remove the upper deck of (a warship) … English World dictionary
