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Definition of wive

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Wive (v. i.) To marry, as a man; to take a wife..

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Swivel :: Swivel (a.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun..

Wives :: Wives (pl. ) of Wif.

Wiveless :: Wiveless (a.) Wifeless.

Harem :: Harem (n.) The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio..

Swivel :: Swive (v. t.) To copulate with (a woman).

Swizzle :: Swivel-eyed (a.) Squint-eyed.

Seawives :: Seawives (pl. ) of Seawif.

Wive :: Wive (v. i.) To marry, as a man; to take a wife..

Wively :: Wively (a.) Wifely.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Polygamy :: Polygamy (n.) The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry..

Alewives :: Alewives (pl. ) of Alewif.

Midwive :: Midwive (v. t.) To midwife.

Trigamy :: Trigamy (n.) The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time..

Wivehood :: Wivehood (n.) Wifehood.

Ring :: Ring (n.) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite..

Loper :: Loper (n.) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands..

Wivern :: Wivern (n.) The weever.

Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels..