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gyve

  [jahyv] noun, verb, gyved, gyv⋅ing. Archaic.
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–noun
1. Usually, gyves. a shackle, esp. for the leg; fetter.
–verb (used with object)
2. to shackle.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME give < ?
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gyve   (jīv)   
n.  A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
tr.v.   gyved, gyv·ing, gyves
To shackle or fetter.

[From Middle English gives, gyves.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gyve [dʒɑɪv]

  1. n.
    marijuana; a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs. See also jive.) : Why are you always smoking gyve?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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