Definitions

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  • noun A large basket, made of wicker work, for carrying produce or turf.

Etymologies

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From the Irish word cliabh (a basket)

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Examples

  • But from no point near the bridge would it be more possible to see far up any cleeve, than it would be for a ladybird, perched at one end, to trace all the lines of a stag's horn.

    Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

  • (SHAWN KEOGH runs in carrying a cleeve on his back, followed by the WIDOW QUIN.) 114

    Act Two John Millington 1911

  • [Shawn Keogh runs in carrying a cleeve on his back, followed by the Widow Quin.]

    The Playboy of the Western World; a Comedy in Three Acts 1907

  • Maybe R740 CF will cost less at the wall then a single big GPU like the GTX285? small adittion: post above in answer to the first cleeve post.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

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