10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEAVIE»
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
I have found these crabs, we call Keavies, eating the Slieve-fish greedily." Sibb.
Fife, p. 140. Sibbald describes this as the Cancer Maias. Ibid. p. 132. V. Shear-
keavie, used in the same sense. Keavie-Cleek. A crooked iron for catching crabs.
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
The crown of the head, S. Douglas.-O.Fr. palet, sorte d'armure de téte, Roquefort.
PALLAWA, a. l. A species of seaecrab, Coast of Fife; Curie, Pillan, synon. V.
KEAVIE. 2. Used by the fishermen of Buckhaven as denoting a dastardly fellow.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
V. under CAIGE, v. KEAVIE, :- A species of crab. “ I have found these crabs, we
call Keavies, eat. ing the Slieve-fish greedily.” Sibb. Fife, p. 140. Sibb. describes
thisgs the Cancer Maias. Ibid. p. 132. V. SHEAR-KEAVIE, used in the same
sense.
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The Sailor's Word: A Complete Dictionary of Nautical Terms ...
From the Malay words kayu, wood; and putih, oil; the useful oil obtained from the
Melaleuca leucadendron. KAZIE. A Shetland fishing-boat. K.C.B. Sigla of Knight
Commander of the most honourable military order of the Bath. KEAVIE.
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2008
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The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical ...
KAZIE. A Shetland fishing-boat. K.C.B. Siglae of Knight Commander of the most
honourable military order of the Bath. KEAVIE. A coast name for a species of crab
that devours cuttle-fish greedily. KEAVIE-CLEEK. In the north a crooked piece of
...
William Henry Smyth, Sir Edward Belcher, 1867
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
1, A species of sea-crab, Coast of Fife ; Cavie, Piltan, synon, V. Keavie. % Used
by the fishermen of Buckhaven as a contemptuous term, denoting a dastardly
fellow. " Will I be slairtit be sic a Pallawar Shall I be outdone by such a poltroon ?
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The English dialect dictionary
KEAVIE, sb. Obs. Se. 1. A species oferab. Fif. l have found these crabs, we call
kcavies, eating the slievcfish greedily, SiaBALD 111'51. Fif (1803) 140 (_IAM.)./ 2.
Comp. Keavie-cleek, a crooked piece of iron used for catching crabs. Fif.
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Meet Me at the Cupcake Café
'Your grandfather warned me off eating your profits. He said you were too kind
not to feed me for nothing and that I wasn't allowed to ask for anything.' 'It's still a
business,' said Grampa Joe weakly from the bed. Keavie popped her head in.
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Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales
When I returned to school after the weekend, Keavie confronted me in the
cloakroom. Ginger Keavie. I could see by the set of his mouth and bv his
heightened colour that he was angry. I was about to explain when he interrupted
me.
... EISEIAUTIOOS SEISEE IE TIAE -- EEES SSATIAA EISEIBUTISE SEISSUT
AFTER JEE- AEVEAS IEITIAL SHOOEA-G.S SRESSURE IE SAHAAS (
ABSOAUTE) ISITIAA H-THA-GAS AOE -THoz TEMSEMERIRE (KEAVIE IEITIAA
HELOEA-G.S ...
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