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dreave

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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6

Definition of dreave

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.
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verb

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

noun

  1. (UK, dialectal)A drove.
  2. (UK, dialectal)A crowd or throng of people.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal)The yearly herring fishing.
  4. (Scotland, UK, dialectal)A shoal of fish; a catch.

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Etymology

From Middle English dreven, from Old English drǣfan (“to drive, drive out, expel”), from Proto-Germanic *draibijaną (“to cause to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognate with Icelandic dreifa (“to spread out, disperse”). More at drive.

Anagrams of dreave

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2-letter words

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