pizzel

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pizzel (plural pizzels)

1. Alternative spelling of pizzle (“animal penis”).
   • 1658, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, 3rd edition, London: R. W. for Nath. Ekins, →OCLC, page 103:

     Concerning Deer there also passeth another opinion, that the Males thereof do yearly lose their pizzel.

   • 1746, Thomas Salmon, “The Present State of New-England, Chapter IV”, in Modern History: Or, the Present State of All Nations, 3rd edition, volume 3, London: T. Longman & T. Shewell, →OCLC, page 488:

     A Whale's pizzel is six foot long, and at the root is seven or eight inches diameter, and tapers away till it comes to about an inch diameter; his stones would fill half a barrel, but his genitals are not open or visible, like those of the true Bull.

   • 1990, Robert D. Clifford, You're Still a Doctor, Doctor!, London: Sphere Books, →ISBN, pages 83–84:

     My particular spot related to Culpeper's London Dispensatory of the seventeenth century. This was a famous book detailing the pharmaceutical preparations that were used in those days, like dead bodies, stag's pizzel and elf hearts, and we were looking to see how many of them were still being used today.

Etymology 2

See pizzell.

Noun

pizzel (plural pizzels)

1. Alternative form of pizzella.
   • 1996 August 9, Sylva Keenan, “WATKINS LINIMENT”, in alt.support.post-polio‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I always keep two large bottles of vanilla on hand the regular one and the clear one. They are great in angel food cakes and in Pizzels (Italian cookie).

   • 1998 February 26, eyore, “NEW: FLY 9/17”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I am intoxicated by the smell of anise used for the pizzels and biscottis that are made every Thursday at the North End bakeries.

   • 1998 December 9, Judi Fleming, “A Holiday Poll”, in misc.writing‎^[3] (Usenet):

     > What is your favorite holiday food?
     Pizzels <sp>. Little flat, snowflake pressed cookie-like things with anise flavoring.

   • 1999 February 24, B4, “complete and abject failure with women....”, in alt.support.loneliness‎^[4] (Usenet):

     There are holidays.. that kinda make me shaky inside.. like the Pre Christmas cookie baking. the pizzels, the smells, the breads, the taffy pulls and hard tack candy..

   • 2000 December 2, Porch Dreamer, “Santa is looking for cookies”, in rec.misc‎^[5] (Usenet):

     ::taking the lid off of the cookie jar::
     Would you like a pizzel cookie or a date pinwheel? Or maybe some homemade divinity or peanut brittle?
     Merry Christmas, Santa!

   • 2006 December 6, nitedulac, “Time for a tow...”, in alt.cuddle‎^[6] (Usenet):

     The pastry has been pizzels, strudel, coffee cakes, angel wings, paunchke, so many wonderful items and memories.

   • 2007 December 18, esp...gmail.com, “A busy day of baking...are you done yet??”, in rec.food.cooking‎^[7] (Usenet):

     My wife does the baking and she did it today; six stollens and some Italian cookies . I help by making most of the pizzels.

   • 2009, Margaret Masci, Longing for Wickhaven, Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 115:

     "Mm, they smell great." Connie closed her eyes and sniffed the sweet scent of anisette. "No matter how much I bake, I'll never be able to make pizzels as good as Mrs. L."