savin
or sav·ine
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
the drug derived from the dried tops of this plant, formerly used in treating amenorrhea.
Origin of savin
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How to use savin in a sentence
For Ritch savin Williams, a professor of child psychology at Cornell University, this isn't much of a revelation.
We have a little left, just enough we was savin' for ourselves to-night, but you're welcome to it—maybe the girls will bring some.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousSalvers and cake baskets were presented to Messrs. Davies and savin.
The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. GasquoineThis, at any rate, was the project on which Mr. savin set his heart.
The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. GasquoineAnd so we keeps savin' and savin' and skimpin' and skimpin'.
Left on the Labrador | Dillon Wallace
At about ten the mail for "savin 22 Hill," as their place was called, was brought over from the village.
Friendship and Folly | Maria Louise Pool
British Dictionary definitions for savin
savine
/ (ˈsævɪn) /
a small spreading juniper bush, Juniperus sabina, of Europe, N Asia, and North America
the oil derived from the shoots and leaves of this plant, formerly used in medicine to treat rheumatism, etc
another name for red cedar (def. 1)
Origin of savin
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