English dictionary
fives
/f/aI/vz/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three <i>fives</i>, or <i>fifteen</i>, are counted to the game.
Source: webster1913
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A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.
Source: webster1913