syver

British

/ ˈsaɪvər /

noun

a street drain or the grating over it
a street gutter

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Etymology

Origin of syver

C17: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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The waist-high monolith, created by Norwegian artists Syver Lauritzsen and Eirik Haugen Murvoll, oozes colored goo when someone nearby tweets an emotion.

From The Verge

She and her darling were looking over the window at the tumultuous crowd of children scrambling for Young Islay's bowl-money scattered by Black Duncan in the golden syver sand.

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