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theaves

theaves is the plural 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

Questions about theaves

What is theaves the plural of?
Theaves is the plural of theave.

Words near theaves in the dictionary

  1. theatrophobes
  2. theatrophobia
  3. theatrophone
  4. theatrophonic
  5. theave
  6. theaves
  7. thebacon
  8. Thebaean
  9. Thebaeans
  10. thebaia
  11. Thebaic

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