SAY (2)

say (2). Say, n. a speech, sample, proof, trial, thin stuff

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Say (sā), n. [[Aphetic form of assay.]] 1. 1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
If those principal works of God . . . be but certain tastes and says, as it were, of that final benefit. Hooker. Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. Shak. 2. 2. Tried quality; temper; proof.
He found a sword of better say. Spenser. 3. 3. Essay; trial; attempt.
To give a say at, to attempt. B. Jonson.