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Definition of "joves" []

  • In fortification, the two sides in the epaulment of a battery which form the embrasure.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "joves" in a sentence
  • "That man Verne is never done sniping at us ... aye, those two British officers in that twaddling book about a comet hitting the earth, what a pair of muttonheaded by-joves they are!"
  • ""By joves, ah wish I wis," stated Auld Harry fervently, "Ah widnae need tae suffer this kind o 'noansense.""
  • "Les respostes ens poden donar pistes sobre com usen, veuen i perceben les biblioteques avui dia els joves … i per tant, què n’esperaran d’elles en un futur ja no gaire llunyà (o que probablement ja ha arribat)."