SHAVIE

Meaning of SHAVIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshā-vē ]

noun

Etymology: shave (swindle) + -ie

Date: 1737

Scottish : prank

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

SHAVIE — noun Etymology: shave (swindle) + -ie Date: 1737 prank
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHAVIE — ˈshāvi noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from shave (II) + -ie Scotland : practical joke , prank
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAVIE — /shay"vee/ , n. Scot. a trick or prank. [ 1760-70; SHAVE in obs. sense "swindle" + -IE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAVIE — [shav.ie] n [shave (swindle) + -ie] (1737) Scot: prank
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHAVIE — Pronunciation: ' sh ā -v ē Function: noun Etymology: shave (swindle) + -ie Date: 1737 Scottish : PRANK
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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