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fice

 (fīs)
n. Chiefly Southern US
Variant of feist.
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fice

(faɪs)
n
a small aggressive dog
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feist

(faɪst)

n.
Chiefly Dial. a small mongrel dog, esp. one that is spirited or pugnacious.
[1760–70; compare (from 16th century) contemptuous epithets for a dog (present participle of fist to break wind, late Middle English)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fice - a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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