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eave

  [eev]
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–noun
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME eves, OE efes; c. OHG obisa, Goth ubizwa hall; cf. above, over

Related forms:
eaved, adjective
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eaves   (ēvz)   
pl.n.  The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof.

[Middle English eves, from Old English efes; see upo in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

eave 
late O.E., from S.W. Midlands dial. eovese (sing.), from O.E. efes "edge of a roof," from P.Gmc. *ubaswa-/*ubiswa (cf. O.H.G. obasa "porch, hall, roof," Goth. ubizwa "porch," Ger. oben "above"), from the root of over. Treated as plural and new singular form eave emerged c.1580.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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