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stives

stives noun: stews; a brothel.

Noun

stives pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) stews; a brothel

Origin of stives

See stew.

Questions about stives

What does stives mean?
Stives means stews; a brothel.
What part of speech is stives?
Stives is a noun.

Words near stives in the dictionary

  1. stived
  2. stiver
  3. stivers
  4. Stiverson
  5. Stiversons
  6. stives
  7. stiving
  8. stivot
  9. stivots
  10. stivy
  11. Stiwanism

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