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favours

[fey-ver] Origin

fa·vour

[fey-ver]
noun, verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

See -or1.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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favours or (US) favors (ˈfeɪvəz)
 
pl n
sexual intimacy, as when consented to by a woman
 
favors or (US) favors
 
pl n

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favour
British spelling of favor (q.v.); for suffix, see -or. Related: Favourite; favouritism.
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