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Definition of Deave
1. v. t. To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen.
Definition of Deave
1. to deafen [v DEAVED, DEAVING, DEAVES] - See also: deafen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deave
Literary usage of Deave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"And saír wi' his love he did deave me ; S. Last May a braw wooer] My minny does
... A clapper tongue wad deave a miller ; . S. Willie Wast le t Debar. ..."
2. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"deave, to deafen, stun, or perplex one with much noise. i They ... Last May a
braw wooer came down the lang glen, And sair wi' hia love he did deave me. ..."
Other Resources:
Breton