Definition of Shavie

1. a trick or prank [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shavie

shave and a haircut
shave biopsy
shaveable
shaved
shavehooks
shaveling
shavelings
shaven
shavers
shaves
shavetail
shavetails
shavie (current term)
shavies
shaving
shaving-brush tree
shaving brush
shaving cramp
shaving cream
shaving creams
shaving foam
shaving soap
shavings
shaw
shawarma
shawarmas
shawed

Literary usage of Shavie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvest of the Sea by James Glass Bertram (1885)
"Curer—Well, shavie, ye've had a pretty good fishing this year. ... shavie senior—Fat are ye gaun till offer ? Curer—Same as last. ..."

2. The Harvest of the Sea: Including Sketches of Fisheries & Fisher Folk by James Glass Bertram (1873)
"shavie junior—Fat are ye gaun till offer ? Curer—Same as last. ... shavie senior—Na na, Maister Cowie; that winna dee ava man. Curer—Fourteen shillings a ..."

3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"And so to fortune I must leave ye, I wish she play not you a shavie. ... To Work one a shavie, id. I have omitted to mark the place where I found the ..."

4. The Harvest of the Sea: A Contribution to the Natural and Economic History by James Glass Bertram (1869)
"Bowed shavie—Fat d'ye say, man ? Curer—Fourteen shillings a cran ... Bowed shavie—Gie's oor five shillin' then, an we're fixed wi' you an' clear o' a' ither ..."

5. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Let him be planted in my place, That play'da Dame a shavie The Jolly Beggars. ... У I. I play'd my fillie sic a shavie, . . . The Inventory. ..."

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