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fives

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As a noun, fives means a ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.

Meanings of fives

5 meanings

noun

  1. chiefly britishA ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.

  2. poker slangA pair of fives.

  3. UKprison slangThe cells located on the fourth floor.

  4. A game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls

Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. financearchaicShares at a rate of five percent.

Plural of five

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

fives around the world

UKThe cells located on the fourth floor.

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