derv

/ dɜːv /

noun

1. a Brit name for diesel oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of derv¹

C20: from d ( iesel ) e ( ngine ) r ( oad ) v ( ehicle )

Example Sentences

Granny Fiver should never have poured you that gallon of derv.

From The Guardian

Count Khuen-H�derv�ry was responsible for several administrative improvements, but the prosperity of the country declined from year to year.

From Project Gutenberg

At the end of June Count Khuen-H�derv�ry was made Hungarian prime minister; Count T. Pejačević succeeded him as ban, and restored quiet by promising freedom of assembly and greater liberty of the press.

From Project Gutenberg