What does scrieve mean?
Scrieve means (dated, Scotland) To glide or move smoothly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(dated, Scotland) To glide or move smoothly..
Unlike the monotonous tones of London's streets, the sounds changed every few steps, so that the rattle of pollarded oaks could be followed by the trumpeting of bullfrogs and then the sudden sigh of scrieving swifts.
When additional vessels were required, the drawings, patterns and scrieves would all be ready, […]
Orders for two dozen tankers to be produced off the same scrieve […]
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Scrieve means (dated, Scotland) To glide or move smoothly..
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Unlike the monotonous tones of London's streets, the sounds changed every few steps, so that the rattle of pollarded oaks could be followed by the trumpeting of bullfrogs and then the sudden sigh of scrieving swifts.
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