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"etymology_text": "Aphetic form of assess.",
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"To lay a tax upon; to assess."
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"(obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess."
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"(obsolete) A tax; an assessment."
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"ref": "1994, Method Man featuring RZA, Inspectah Deck, Carlton Fisk & Streetlife, (lyrics and music), “Mr. Sandman”, in Tical",
"text": "Remedy for stress is three bags of sess / A day at my rest playin' chess, yes",
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},
{
"ref": "2001, Notch (lyrics and music), “Nuttin No Go So” (track 3), in Buy Out Riddim",
"text": "Well, from yuh never put no cocaine inna yuh cigarette. Before, yuh woulda prefer smoke 10 pound of sess.",
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"marijuana, weed"
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"ref": "1994, Method Man featuring RZA, Inspectah Deck, Carlton Fisk & Streetlife, (lyrics and music), “Mr. Sandman”, in Tical",
"text": "Remedy for stress is three bags of sess / A day at my rest playin' chess, yes",
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"ref": "2001, Notch (lyrics and music), “Nuttin No Go So” (track 3), in Buy Out Riddim",
"text": "Well, from yuh never put no cocaine inna yuh cigarette. Before, yuh woulda prefer smoke 10 pound of sess.",
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