syver

siver

/ (ˈsaɪvər) /

noun Scot

a street drain or the grating over it

a street gutter

Words nearby syver

systolic pressure, systolic thrill, systremma, systyle, système international d'unités, syver, syzran, syzygy, sz, szabadka, szczecin

Word Origin for syver

C17: of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for syver

As I held out the coin on the palm of my hand he struck it up with an oath and it rolled into the syver.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro