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SCREEVER

\skɹˈiːvə], \skɹˈiːvə], \s_k_ɹ_ˈiː_v_ə]\

Definitions of SCREEVER

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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skr[=e]v'[.e]r, n. one who writes begging letters.--v.t. SCREEVE, to write such.--n. SCREEV'ING, the writing of begging letters: drawing with coloured chalks on the pavement for coppers.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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