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gyves

gyves is the plural of gyve.

Meaning of gyve

Noun

gyve (plural gyves)

  1. (literary) A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
    • […] I would have thee gone:
      And yet no further than a wanton’s bird;
      Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
      Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
      And with a silk thread plucks it back again,
      So loving-jealous of his liberty.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about gyves

What is gyves the plural of?
Gyves is the plural of gyve.

Words near gyves in the dictionary

  1. gyudon
  2. Gyumri
  3. Gyurcsik
  4. gyve
  5. gyved
  6. gyves
  7. gyving
  8. gyzym
  9. Gyōda
  10. gyōji
  11. gyōza

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