reive
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of reive
First recorded in 1860–65; variant of reave 1
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As kick-off approached, they roared and roared, fuelled by the hope of seeing their team pull off a remarkable shock and reive their qualifying hopes.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023
If that God gie the deil daurna reive.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
“Tell her,” quoth he, “that I be going across seas to reive the Dons, and that I shall bring back to her a gold drinking-cup worthy of her oldest brew.”
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
For every cow I spared before In charity set free, If I may reach my hold once more I'll reive an honest three.
From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard
I won'er, now, could I conthrive to reive the top-cape off of this.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Barlow, Jane
These reiving caterans are ever on the move.
From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph
During the period when Border reiving was most rampant, though the population was by no means sparse, little or no provision had been made for detaining prisoners in custody.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
I hear enough about thieving and reiving, and such-like business, without my very fool dinning it into my ears.
From Tales From Scottish Ballads by Stewart, Allan
During these bold and stirring times, characters were formed which remained long after reiving had ceased.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
The Scotts and Kers and Elliots—names intimately associated with Border reiving in all its phases—have long held a foremost place in the political and social life of the country.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
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