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goves

goves is the plural of gove.

Meaning of gove

Noun

gove (plural goves)

  1. (obsolete) A mow; a rick for hay.
    • Gove just in the barn, it is out of despair1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]...

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Questions about goves

What is goves the plural of?
Goves is the plural of gove.

Words near goves in the dictionary

  1. governours
  2. governourship
  3. governourships
  4. governs
  5. Govers
  6. goves
  7. Govett
  8. govi
  9. Govian
  10. Govier
  11. Goviers

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