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eaves

Pronunciation: /iːvz/
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Definition of eaves

noun

  • the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building: wild bees nest under the eaves [in singular]: (eave)under the eave and the window is a workbench

Origin:

Old English efes (singular); of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Obsen, also probably to over

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