deave
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to deafen
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to bewilder or weary (a person) with noise
Etymology
Origin of deave
before 1050; Middle English deven, Old English -dēafian (in ādēafian to grow deaf; see a- 3)
Example Sentences
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Of similar import to "I wouldna be deaved," &c.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
I've been deaved aboot 'im a' the day, but I haena seen the sonsie rascal nor the braw collar the Laird Provost gied 'im.
From Greyfriars Bobby by Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse
I guessed there'd be no luck about that engagement, when I was so deaved with 'poor dears,' and 'poor friends.'
From The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by Christy, F. Earl
"All the folk in Edinburgh will be coming, and the poor woman be deaved with their spiering."
From Greyfriars Bobby by Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse
Catrine’s a good lass enough, and a good-hearted, and lets herself be deaved all day with a runt of an auld wife like me.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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