thrave

/ (θreɪv) /


noun
  1. Scot and Northern English dialect twenty-four sheaves of corn

Origin of thrave

1
Old English threfe, of Scandinavian origin

Words Nearby thrave

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How to use thrave in a sentence

  • The hospital of St. Leonard's has compelled us unjustly to render them a thrave of corn.

    The Last Of The Barons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • An occasional ear of corn in a thrave,—that is, twenty-four sheaves.

    Heads and Tales | Various