thrave

/ (θreɪv) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect twenty-four sheaves of corn

Nearby words

thrasher, thrashing, thrasonical, thrasonically, thrasybulus, thrave, thraw, thrawart, thrawn, thread, thread blight

Word Origin for thrave

Old English threfe, of Scandinavian origin

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Examples from the Web for thrave

An occasional ear of corn in a thrave,—that is, twenty-four sheaves.
Heads and Tales|Various
The hospital of St. Leonard's has compelled us unjustly to render them a thrave of corn.
The Last Of The Barons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton