Fives

Fives
Fives Fives (f[imac]vz), n. pl. A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. --Smart. [1913 Webster]

{Fives court}, a place for playing fives. [1913 Webster]


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  • Fives — [faɪvz], das; [engl. fives, eigtl. Pl. von: five = fünf]: englisches Ballspiel, bei dem der gegen eine Wand geworfene Ball vom Gegner aufgefangen werden muss …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fives — [faivz] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. fives, eigtl. Plur. von five »fünf«> engl. Ballspiel, bei dem der gegen eine Wand geworfene Ball vom Gegner aufgefangen werden muss …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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  • fives — [fīvz] n. [prob. because orig. played by teams of five] a kind of handball played in England …   English World dictionary

  • Fives — Eton Fives Court in Rheinberg Rugby Fives …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fives — /fuyvz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Brit. a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls. [1630 40; FIVE + S3] * * * ▪ sport Introduction       a ball game played by two or four players in a court enclosed on… …   Universalium

  • fives — n. a game in which a ball is hit with a gloved hand or a bat against the walls of a court with three walls (Eton fives) or four walls (Rugby fives). Etymology: pl. of FIVE used as sing.: significance unkn …   Useful english dictionary

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