1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Eses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone
these esses / change in design / and senses themselves / $ // it's as if / the ess / were the sounds / of success
Something shaped like the letter S. (See esses)
verb
To move in a changing direction, forming the shape of a letter S.
particle
(Cornwall, dialect) Yes.
Overheard in Cornwall: 'Oh, ess, diden' ee know I gived up keepin' ducks? They wus allus comin' 'ome lost'.