scove

English

Noun

scove

  1. (UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) Rich, pure tin ore.

Verb

scove (third-person singular simple present scoves, present participle scoving, simple past and past participle scoved)

  1. (transitive) To cover with clay so as to prevent the escape of heat in burning.

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin scōpa.

Noun

scove f (plural scovis)

  1. broom

Synonyms
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