kiver
verb
Early Modern English
Meaning
To cover over. tree →
Then and now
No longer used in ordinary speech; today we say "cover". It appears here in dialect speech.
Examples
- "Nex' mornin' de meezles 'd done kivered me, an' den ef I didn't git dosted by de ole 'oman I'm a Chinee. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →
- Den I gits under de kiver an' tells my ole 'oman fer ter lay 'em onto me like she was roofin' a house. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →
- Bimeby she crawls in, an' de shingles w'at she put on her side fer ter kiver wid, dey all drap off on de flo'. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →
Note
Today: cover.
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