reive
verb (used with or without object)
to rob; plunder.
reiver
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a word derived from
reive.
Example Sentences
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Craig Johnston, who shares his surname with one of the great reiver families, is English but campaigning for a "yes" vote in Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2014
A horse was like a car to a Border reiver: fast transport for a speedy getaway, and a powerful status symbol.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2013
Seldom, indeed, has Border reiver been so beneficently punished!
From Border Raids and Reivers by Robert Borland
The king answered, "Now hast thou thriven little, for this is the greatest robber and reiver; deal with him in no wise, but I will give thee money as much as thine was."
From The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 by William Morris
"Hot art thou, head, heart, and hand, rank reiver," said the Lord; "bide a while."
From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris
