Fives1, n.
n. [H. Ger. feifel, L. Ger. vivel, It. virole, L. Lat. virolæ, viræ, Fr. avives.] A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.
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Fives
Fives2, n. pl.
A kind of play with a ball against the side of a building, resembling tennis;— so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. Smart.