Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete plural of
cliff .
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- noun Plural form of
cleeve .
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Examples
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"'Tis the callin 'o' the cleeves," said Uncle Chirgwin.
Lying Prophets Eden Phillpotts 1911
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Louder than the wind, louder than the cry of the birds, than the howling of Tregagle, than the calling of the cleeves, spoke something.
Lying Prophets Eden Phillpotts 1911
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