REVIE

Etymology

Verb

revie (third-person singular simple present revies, present participle revying, simple past and past participle revied)

(obsolete) To vie with, or rival, in return.

(obsolete) To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game.

(obsolete) To make a retort; to bandy words.

Anagrams

• reive, rieve, verie

Source: Wiktionary


Re*vie", v. t.

1. To vie with, or rival, in return.

2. (Card Playing)

Definition: To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Re*vie", v. i.

1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.]

2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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