THRAVE

Etymology 1

Verb

thrave (third-person singular simple present thraves, present participle thraving, simple past and past participle thraved)

(transitive, UK, dialectal) To urge; compel; importune.

Etymology 2

Noun

thrave (plural thraves)

(UK, dialect) A sheaf; a handful.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) Twenty-four (or in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) Two dozen, or similar indefinite number; a bunch; a throng.

• Lansdowne MS

• Bishop Hall

Anagrams

• raveth

Source: Wiktionary


Thrave, n. Etym: [OE. , , Icel. ; akin to Dan. trave; cf. Icel. to grasp.]

1. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook. [Prov. Eng.]

2. The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a company; a throng. "The worst of a thrave." [Obs.] Landsdowne MS. He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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