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fives
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fives \Fives\, n. [See Vives.] A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
