FIVES


Meaning of FIVES in English

/ faɪvz; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a game played especially in British public schools in which players hit a ball with their hand or a bat against the walls of a court

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: plural of five used as a singular noun; the significance is unknown.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.