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"screeve" Definition

  1. a letter, a begging petition.
  2. to write, or devise; “to SCREEVE a fakement,” to concoct, or write, a begging letter, or other impostor’s document. From the _Dutch_, SCHRYVEN; _German_, SCHREIBEN, to write.

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Position in the dictionary: 3003 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: screever, screw, screw loose., screwed, scrimmage, scrimshaw., scrouge, scruff, scrumptious, scufter
Previous words in the dictionary: screed, screaming, scratch-race, scratch, scrape, scrap, scran-bag, scran, scrag, scout

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