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  • Toews is pronounced "taves," and it seems to me that it should be a word for something nasty.

    East Bay Express Dan Savage 2010

  • It had sixteen holes, which would translate into thirty-two notes: four oc - taves.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • It had sixteen holes, which would translate into thirty-two notes: four oc - taves.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • Canadian author Miriam Toews pronounced taves paid no heed to the importunate Mexican who had seen her picture on the back of a book

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOHN BARBER 2011

  • Ottomma assay nowyth gwruthyl keskowsva yn hag a-dro dhe'n taves Kernewek - yn unn asa an breselyow-lytherennans a-denewen ...

    cafebabel.com Philip Hosking 2009

  • IMF instructed its employees on their liabilities; Geithner applied for and received reimbursements from the IMF for the taxes he didn't pay; and he didn't pay his 2001 and 2002 taves even after being auditted by the IRS for 2003 and 2004 taxes.

    Dagney's Rant 2009

  • IMF instructed its employees on their liabilities; Geithner applied for and received reimbursements from the IMF for the taxes he didn't pay; and he didn't pay his 2001 and 2002 taves even after being auditted by the IRS for 2003 and 2004 taxes.

    Dagney's Rant 2009

  • He therefore ordered his people to fire fome pieces of cannon, and they anfwered this noife with (houts, thre (hing the trees with (taves, as if they defpifcd the explofion, which they believed to be the cSc& of thunder, ufed to terrify them.

    A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels : containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America 1767

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