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Definition of Reiver
1. n. See Reaver.
Definition of Reiver
1. Noun. (alternative form of reaver) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reiver
1. one that reives [n -S] - See also: reives
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reiver
Literary usage of Reiver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling, Charles Wolcott Balestier (1897)
"Because Mrs. reiver was cold and hard, he said she was stately and dignified.
... Mrs. reiver shy ! Because she was unworthy of honour or reverence from any ..."
2. Desultory Notes on Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary by James B. Montogomerie- Fleming (1899)
"A " reiver " was, as it were, in the wholesale trade, and would rather look down
on a ... reiver should be entered at iv. 9, with a cross-reference to ..."
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