tiver

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈtɪvə/

Definition of tiver

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.
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noun

  1. A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.

verb

  1. (England, regional, transitive)To mark with tiver, as sheep.

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Etymology

From Middle English *tever, teapor, teafur, from Old English tēafor (“red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used in making salve; pigment, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic, sorcery”). Cognate with Dutch toverij (“sorcery, witchcraft”), German Zauber (“magic”), Icelandic töfrar (“magic, spells”).

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