Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place where the game of fives is played.
- noun In pugilism, a hall where boxing is practised.
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Examples
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He is one of the legitimate sons of the Alhambra, and has lived here all his life, filling various offices, such as deputy alguazil, sexton of the parochial church, and marker of a fives-court established at the foot of one of the towers.
The Alhambra 2002
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He is one of the legitimate sons of the Alhambra, and has lived here all his life, filling various offices, such as deputy alguazil, sexton of the parochial church, and marker of a fives-court established at the foot of one of the towers.
The Alhambra 2002
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He reached the fives-court, and, waiting his opportunity, handed the note to
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He is one of the legitimate sons of the Alhambra, and has lived here all his life, filling various offices; such as deputy alguazil, sexton of the parochial church, and marker of a fives-court established at the foot of one of the towers.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832 Various
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In a little while he espied Stanley, playing with Newall and Parfitt in the fives-court.
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So I said all right, I would, and we went to the second fives-court.
The Gold Bat 1928
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Behind the fives-court, he thought, would be the spot.
The Gold Bat 1928
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Behind the fives-court, he thought, would be the spot.
The Gold Bat 1928
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Behind the fives-court, he thought, would be the spot.
The Gold Bat 1928
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So I said all right, I would, and we went to the second fives-court.
The Gold Bat 1928
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