pize

Pize, pīz, n. a term used in execration, like pox.

"Can't tell," replied Turtle; "his life's on a pize—may turn one way, may turn t'other," and he took out his pipe, and blew a long whiff.

It will be the first time that a posthumous pize has been awarded at the event since its inception in 2000.

They kick up their heels, and there they lie, ������ the pize ails 'em now?

In a bakery window in Omaha: "Homemade pize fifteen cents."