reive
verb (used with or without object)
to rob; plunder.
reiver
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a word derived from
reive.
Example Sentences
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Craig Johnston, who shares his surname with one of the great reiver families, is English but campaigning for a "yes" vote in Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2014
A horse was like a car to a Border reiver: fast transport for a speedy getaway, and a powerful status symbol.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2013
Seldom, indeed, has Border reiver been so beneficently punished!
From Border Raids and Reivers by Robert Borland
"Hot art thou, head, heart, and hand, rank reiver," said the Lord; "bide a while."
From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris
In mid-October Mary was seriously ill at Jedburgh, where Bothwell, wounded in an encounter with a Border reiver, was welcomed, while Darnley, coldly received, went to his father’s house on the Forth.
From A Short History of Scotland by Andrew Lang
