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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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