thrave
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of thrave
Old English threfe, of Scandinavian origin
Example Sentences
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The hospital of St. Leonard's, near York, had received, from an ancient grant of King Athelstane, a right of levying a thrave of corn upon every ploughland in the county.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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 lave, And never miss’t!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
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
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
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