thrave
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of thrave
Old English threfe, of Scandinavian origin
Example Sentences
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A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' o' request I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
A daimen icher in a thrave 'S a sma' request; I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave An' never miss't!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss't!
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request; I'll get a blessin' wi' the laive, And never miss't!
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
A daimen-icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss't!
From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various
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