'To give a say at' definitions:

Definition of 'To give a say at'

From: GCIDE
  • Say \Say\ (s[=a]), n. [Aphetic form of assay.]
  • 1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • If those principal works of God . . . be but certain tastes and says, as it were, of that final benefit. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Tried quality; temper; proof. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He found a sword of better say. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Essay; trial; attempt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • To give a say at, to attempt. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]