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thave

thave is the alternative form of theave.

Meaning of theave

Noun

theave (plural theaves)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.
    • The ewes by them-selfe, the share-hogges and theyues by them selfe1523, Anthony Fitzherbert, Boke of Husbandry

Forms of thave

pluralthaves

Questions about thave

What is thave the alternative form of?
Thave is the alternative form of theave.

Words near thave in the dictionary

  1. thaumetopoeid
  2. thaumetopoeids
  3. thaumetopoein
  4. thaumic
  5. Thaumiel
  6. thave
  7. thaves
  8. thavil
  9. thavils
  10. thaw
  11. thaw out

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