Zive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zive is a noun meaning (West Country, Somerset, Devon) Alternative form of scythe.
Meaning
(West Country, Somerset, Devon) Alternative form of scythe.
Example Sentences
I knaw'd tud be zo vour or vive months ago / when I handled the rip-hook and zive.
Or in the dae, a-vleeren droo The leafy trees, the huosse gookoo Da zing to mowers that da zet Their zives on end, an' stan' to whet.
Thoo whun the Club-men wor zo thick, Esput my zive upon a Stick, And about eswent among 'um ; And by my Troth esdid suppose That they were honester than those That now do zwear they'll hang 'um.
Word Forms
- zives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skeine, slean, swordgrass, glave, zigsaw, skeyn.
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