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hevva

hevva interjection: cry raised when a shoal of pilchards is sighted, signalling for fisherman to man their boats.

Interjection

  1. (Cornwall) Cry raised when a shoal of pilchards is sighted, signalling for fisherman to man their boats.

Origin of hevva

From the Cornish hevva, a contracted form of the Old Cornish hedva, from Welsh hedfa (meaning swarming, flocking), from Welsh haid, a swarm.

Words formed from hevva

Phrases with hevva

Questions about hevva

What does hevva mean?
Hevva means cry raised when a shoal of pilchards is sighted, signalling for fisherman to man their boats.
What part of speech is hevva?
Hevva is an interjection.

Words near hevva in the dictionary

  1. Hevia
  2. Hevias
  3. heving
  4. hevn't
  5. HEVs
  6. hevva
  7. hevva cake
  8. hevva cakes
  9. hew
  10. hew down
  11. hew out

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