What does nieveful mean?
Nieveful means (Scotland) handful; fistful.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland) handful; fistful.
April 21, 1785, Robert Burns, epistle to J. Lapraik their worthless nievefu' o' a soul
Flesh and blood could not stand it, more especially when I thought on who had dared to presume to call me such; so, in a whirlwind of fury, I swept up two nievefuls of dominoes off the table, and made them flee into the bleezing fire […]
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Nieveful means (Scotland) handful; fistful.
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April 21, 1785, Robert Burns, epistle to J. Lapraik their worthless nievefu' o' a soul
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