syver

siver

/ (ˈsaɪvər) /

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noun Scot

a street drain or the grating over it

a street gutter

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Word Origin for syver

C17: of uncertain origin

Words nearby syver

systolic murmur, systolic pressure, systolic thrill, systremma, systyle, syver, Syzran, syzygy, sz, Szabadka, Szczecin

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How to use syver in a sentence

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
Rumbling Syver, a drain filled with stones thrown loosely together, S.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|John Jamieson