Category:Thrave

Thrave, n. Etym: [oe. ,, icel. ; akin to dan. trave; cf. Icel. to Grasp.]

1. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or Stook. [prov. Eng.]

2. The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a Company; a throng. "the worst of a thrave." [obs.] Landsdowne ms. He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale. Bp. Hall.