† twivev.
Nautical. Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. Of a ship at anchor: To swing up or down with the tide.
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twive1576
to wind up1633
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to break her sheer1794
tail1849
1576 High Court of Admiralty Exam. 22, 30 Aug. The Salamon twyved to the Southwarde upp with the flud and when the water turned she twivid downe againe with the ebb.
1576 High Court of Admiralty Exam. 22, 30 Aug. She twived upwards againe and therewith twyved uppon an anchor.
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