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Origin and Etymology of screeve
Middle English scryven, from Middle French escrever (3d singular present, escrive, escrieve), literally, to burst open, from Old French, from es- (from Latin ex-) + crever to burst, from Latin crepare to crack
screeve
Definition of screeve
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chiefly British
: a piece of writing; especially : a begging letter
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Origin and Etymology of screeve
probably from Italian scrivere to write, from Latin scribere
screeve
Definition of screeve
-ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
chiefly British : to write (as a letter) in order to beg
intransitive verb
chiefly British : to draw pictures on a sidewalk in order to attract passersby and obtain charity
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Origin and Etymology of screeve
probably from Italian scrivere to write
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