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Definition of Reaves
1. reave [v] - See also: reave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reaves
Literary usage of Reaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anti-slavery Leaders of North Carolina by John Spencer Bassett (1898)
"DANIEL reaves GOODLOE. Daniel reaves Goodloe was born in Louisburg, NC, May 28,
1814. His ancestors came from Virginia to North Carolina. ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1915)
"115; reaves v. Waterman, 2 Speers, L. 197, 42 Am. Dec. 364; Fergusson v. Brent,
12 Aid. 33, 71 Am. Dec. 582; Gordon v. Little, 8 Serg. & R. 533, 11 Am. Dec. ..."
3. Baptist Biography edited by Balus Joseph Winzer Graham (1920)
"EDWARD S. reaves. Dr. Edward S. reaves, born on a farm near Mullins, South
Carolina, August 15, 1869, learned early the dignity of work and the dishonor of ..."
4. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1908)
"Irwin county, on December 22, 1849, son of George R. and Celia (reaves) Reid.
Reid, Reed and Read are all old English names, said to have had a common ..."
5. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"reaves v. Ore Knob Copper Co., 74 NC 593, 596. "Sold," as the word is used when
saying that certain articles have been sold, implies a price or ..."
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