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Quave

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A shaking; trembling.
Verb
  1. 1
    To quiver or tremble. intransitive, obsolete

    "13??, William Langland, Piers Plowman The wal waggede and cleef, and al the world quaved."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”). More at quaver.

Etymology 2

From Middle English quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”). More at quaver.

Etymology 3

Americanized form of Spanish Cuevas.

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