Peeves vs Beeves - What's the difference?
peeves | beeves |
(archaic, or, humorous) : cows, bulls, or steers.
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* 1638 : Herbert, Sir Thomas, ''Some yeares travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
*:...bells and babies are valuable al?o here, and for which, (or one bead of cornelion) you ?hall have in exchange, Sheep (big tail'd like tho?e in Syria and Per?ia) Beeves and Buffaloes, big-bond, fat, and Camel-backt...
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* 2004 , Ginger Hanson, Ransom's Bride , page 106
*:"I heard Texas was horses and beeves ."
As nouns the difference between peeves and beeves
is that peeves is while beeves is (archaic|or|humorous) : cows, bulls, or steers.As a verb peeves
is (peeve).beeves
English
Noun
(head) plural- And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves , and of the asses, and of the sheep:
- One way a Band select from forage drives
- A herd of Beeves , faire Oxen and faire Kine
- From a fat Meddow ground
- …to deliver in every morning six beeves , forty sheep, and other victuals for my sustenance.