Thesaurus: fives

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1. 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.
2. n. A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.
3. n. a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
4. 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. Fives court, a place for playing fives. A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. Shak.
5. 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. Fives court, a place for playing fives.
6. n. a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls