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Webster 1913 Edition

Stives

Stives

,
Noun.
pl.
[OE. See
Stew
.]
Stews; a brothel.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

stives

stives

English

Noun

stives pl ‎(plural only)

  1. (obsolete) stews; a brothel
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Etymology

See stew.

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