thrave

n. <英方>廿四捆谷物

词形变化

thraves 复数 thraves thraved thraves 三单 thraving thraving 现在分词 thraved 过去式 thraved 过去分词

别名

threave threve

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sheaf; a handful.

    英国 方言
  2. 2.

    Twenty-four (or in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.

    英国 方言 废旧
  3. 3.

    Two dozen, or similar indefinite number; a bunch; a throng.

    英国 方言 废旧

    c. 16th century, Lansdowne manuscript The worst of a thrave.

v.
  1. 1.

    To urge; compel; importune.

    英国 方言 及物

词源

From Middle English thrave, threve, thrafe, from Old Norse þrefi (“a bunch or handful of sheaves”), related to Old Norse þrifa (“to grasp”). Cognate with Swedish trave, Danish trave.

来源：wiktionary