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scove

scove noun: rich, pure tin ore.

Noun

scove

  1. (Cornwall, UK, dialectal) Rich, pure tin ore.

Verb

scove (third-person singular simple present scoves, present participle scoving, simple past and past participle scoved)

  1. (transitive) To cover with clay so as to prevent the escape of heat in burning.

Forms of scove

third-person singular presentscoves
present participlescoving
past participlescoved
pastscoved

Questions about scove

What does scove mean?
Scove means rich, pure tin ore.
What part of speech is scove?
Scove can be a noun or a verb.

Words near scove in the dictionary

  1. scoutwatch
  2. scoutwatches
  3. scouty
  4. scovan
  5. scovans
  6. scove
  7. scoved
  8. scovel
  9. Scovell
  10. scovels
  11. scoves

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