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Fives

//faɪvz// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Lille, Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of five form-of, plural
  2. 2
    a ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall. British, uncountable
  3. 3
    A pair of fives. plural, plural-only, slang
  4. 4
    a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls wordnet
  5. 5
    The cells located on the fourth floor. UK, plural, plural-only, slang
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  1. 6
    Shares at a rate of five percent. archaic, plural, plural-only

    "Look what the funds were on the 1st of March—what the French fives were when I bought for the count. And what they're at now."

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