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scove

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English

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Noun

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scove

  1. (UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) Rich, pure tin ore.

Verb

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scove (third-person singular simple present scoves, present participle scoving, simple past and past participle scoved)

  1. (transitive) To cover with clay so as to prevent the escape of heat in burning.

Anagrams

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin scōpa.

Noun

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scove f (plural scovis)

  1. broom

Synonyms

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Middle English

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Noun

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scove

  1. alternative form of schouve
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