Dictionary entry

Bezzle

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bez″zle (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bezzled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bezzling (�).] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage; or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. Embezzle.] To plunder; to waste in riot.