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River in Somerset, England
The River Sheppey has its source in a group of springs west of the village of Doulting, near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, England. It flows through the
River_Sheppey
Topics referred to by the same term
constituency) Sheppey Crossing Sheppey Light Railway A.F.C. Sheppey River Sheppey, in Somerset Sheppey Corner, in Gloucestershire John Sheppey (1300–1360)
Sheppey
Island off the coast of Kent, England
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles (68 km) from central London
Isle_of_Sheppey
Town in Somerset, England
had a population of 9,645. The Mendip Hills lie to the north and the River Sheppey runs through the town, as does the route of the Fosse Way, the main
Shepton_Mallet
Building in Somerset, England
architectural and historical importance Grade II and its bridge over the River Sheppey is also listed as a Grade II listed building. The house is included
Dinder_House
Village and civil parish in Somerset, England
Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey. Croscombe has a village hall, a shop, a public house, a Church, a chapel
Croscombe
House in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
and gardens in Shepton Mallet in the English county of Somerset. The River Sheppey powered textile mills and it later became a factory, the headquarters
Kilver_Court
(R) Brue catchment River Brue (MS) North Drain (R) River Sheppey via the Decoy Rhine (R) Whitelake River (R) River Alham (R) River Pitt (L) Pillrow Cut
List_of_rivers_of_England
Village and civil parish in Somerset, England
Godney is a village and civil parish near Glastonbury on the River Sheppey on the Somerset Levels in the county of Somerset, England. Near the village
Godney
Cathedral city in Somerset, England
for approximately a mile west to the point where the brook joins the River Sheppey in the village of Coxley. Along with the rest of South West England
Wells,_Somerset
Former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England
came from the abbey's quarries at Doulting, accessed by way of the River Sheppey at Pilton. From the 11th century, the abbey was the centre of a large
Glastonbury_Abbey
Historic site in Doulting
Somerset, England, is an ancient spring which is the source of the River Sheppey. The site is a Grade II listed building, although it is a medieval site
St_Aldhelm's_Well
River in southern England
Reach No. 1 Buoy. The River Thames contains over 80 islands ranging from the large estuarial marshlands of the Isle of Sheppey and Canvey Island to small
River_Thames
Village in Somerset, England
miles east of Wells. In 1961 the parish had a population of 198. The river Sheppey runs alongside the main street of the village. The manor containing
Dinder
River in Somerset, England
Drain flows westerly from Hurn Sluice on the River Sheppey to the North Drain Pumping Station at the River Brue, in Somerset, England. "North Drain, Somerset"
North_Drain
River in Somerset, England
into the River Parrett at Burnham-on-Sea. It is joined by the North Drain, White's River (which takes the water of the River Sheppey, Cripps River (an artificial
River_Brue
Church in Somerset, England
village in 709. In his honour the local spring which is the source of the River Sheppey is called St Aldhelm's Well. The local primary school is also dedicated
St_Aldhelm's_Church,_Doulting
Long-distance footpath in England
Cathedral and Bishop's Palace. South of Wells the Monarch's Way crosses the River Sheppey and passes through Twinhills Woods and Meadows before entering North
Monarch's_Way
Bridge in Somerset, England
to the south, through the Mendip Hills, towards Bath. It crosses the River Sheppey at the north-eastern edge of Shepton Mallet, where the railway curves
Charlton_Viaduct
Civil parish in Somerset, England
further alterations in the 18th and 20th centuries. Coxley lies on the River Sheppey where the Anglican Christ Church was built in 1839 by Richard Carver
St_Cuthbert_Out
1874 Stone arch II* Carried Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway across the Sheppey valley Chelfham Viaduct Chelfham England 120 m (390 ft) 1897 Brick arch
List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom
List_of_railway_bridges_and_viaducts_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village in Somerset, England
village in 709. In his honour the local spring which is the source of the River Sheppey is called St Aldhelm's Well. The well head was built in the late 19th
Doulting
Beorhtwald, abbot Grant of 20 hides (casati) by the river Tone, 20 hides (manentes) by the river Sheppey (formerly Doulting) and 20 hides west of Corscombe
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
Yarmouth Isle of Dogs Isle of Elmley (part of Sheppey) Isle of Ely Isle of Grain Isle of Harty (part of Sheppey) Isle of Oxney Isle of Portland Isle of Purbeck
List_of_islands_of_England
Miranda Vickers, The History Press, pp 144, 2012. See article Isle of Sheppey for source. Its area is 36 mi2 (23,000 acres; 93 km2) See article: Canvey
Islands_in_the_River_Thames
Brewery in Shepton Mallet
produced by the brewery were also a major problem and pollution of the River Sheppey was a source of much discontent amongst land owners further down the
Anglo-Bavarian_Brewery
River in South East England
The River Medway is a river in South East England. It rises in the High Weald, West Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation
River_Medway
Town in Kent, England
town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of
Sheerness
the abbey's own quarries at Doulting, allowing access by way of the River Sheppey at Pilton. From the 11th century onwards Glastonbury Abbey became the
Glastonbury_Canal_(medieval)
Oldbridge River Pillrow Cut River Axe River Banwell River Brue River Cam River Cary River Huntspill River Isle River Parrett River Sheppey River Tone River Yeo
List of locations in the Somerset Levels
List_of_locations_in_the_Somerset_Levels
Village in Gloucestershire, England
designed by Henry Hakewill and completed in 1827. It is Grade II listed. Sheppey Corner is a thatched cottage built about 1650 at the top of the High Street
Stanton,_Gloucestershire
Lake in the Somerset Levels, England
Pool collected the waters of the rivers Brue and Sheppey, and discharged in a northerly direction into the Lower River Axe. In the later years of the 12th
Meare_Pool
Village in Kent, England
between Whitstable and Faversham, facing the Isle of Sheppey across the estuary of the River Swale, 6 miles (10 km) north of Canterbury. Seasalter came
Seasalter
River in Surrey, England
larger islands. It is much smaller than Canvey Island and the Isle of Sheppey and narrowly ahead of Andersey Island facing Abingdon-on-Thames, another
Abbey_River
Area around the Thames Estuary, London
London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. It stretches from Westferry in Tower Hamlets to the Isle of Sheppey/Southend-on-Sea and extends
Thames_Gateway
Channel of the Thames Estuary in Kent, UK
Swale is a tidal channel of the Thames estuary that separates the Isle of Sheppey from the rest of Kent. On its banks is a 6,509.4-hectare (16,085-acre)
The_Swale
national forests, taskforces for tree-planting and flood resilience, new river pathways, and a commitment to revive nature. Green spaces would be a requirement
2024 United Kingdom general election
2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
Road-rail bridge in Kent, England
combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central
Kingsferry_Bridge
Town in Kent, England
westward entrance to the Swale where it joins the River Medway. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency. Queenborough Harbour
Queenborough
Sunken US WWII ship in the Thames, London, England
tide went down, the ship broke her back on sand banks near the Isle of Sheppey about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Sheerness and 5 mi (8.0 km) from Southend. During
SS_Richard_Montgomery
English actor (born 2005)
in Bexley, London, in the United Kingdom and was raised on the Isle of Sheppey. In 2015, Landau replaced Harry Hickles in the role of Dennis Rickman in
Bleu_Landau
Concentric castle in Queenborough, England
also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England
Queenborough_Castle
Island in the Medway estuary, England
things you wanted to know". BBC. 30 January 2017. "Queenborough". Isle of Sheppey. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Wikimedia Commons has media
Deadman's_Island_(Kent)
Road in Kent, England
serves as a link between London, North Kent, and the Isle of Sheppey, crossing the River Medway via the Medway Viaducts. With seven junctions along the
M2_motorway_(Great_Britain)
Part of the River Thames subject to tides
into the Outer Estuary up to the Swale at the west end of the Isle of Sheppey, and the Inner Estuary, designated the Thames Gateway above this point
Tideway
Railway station in north Kent, England
Sheppey Crossing. The station is named after The Swale, the channel which separates the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland and connects with the River
Swale_railway_station
Topics referred to by the same term
cross-stratification River Swale, in North Yorkshire, England The Swale, a channel separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, England Borough of
Swale
Site of Special Scientific Interest
originally collected the waters of the rivers Brue and Sheppey, and discharged in a northerly direction into the Lower River Axe. In the later years of the 12th
Westhay_Moor
Toponyms composed of synonyms
island") Ramsey Island, Wales ("Ramsey" means "Hrafn's island") Isle of Sheppey, England (Island of sheep island – Saxon) Shuna Island*, Scotland ("Shuna"
List of tautological place names
List_of_tautological_place_names
County of England
(Dartford and Gravesend): online only. SFM 106.9FM (Sittingboune) Sheppey FM 92.2 (Sheppey) Shoreline Easy (Romney Marsh), online only. West Kent Radio (WKCR)
Kent
Australian and American actor (1909–1959)
– Northampton Rep The Wind and the Rain – April 1934 – Northampton Rep Sheppey – April 1934 – Northampton Rep The Soul of Nicholas Snyders – April 1934
Errol_Flynn
English football club season
against Ebbsfleet United and Chatham Town. A Gills XI would also take on Sheppey United. A fourth match was later confirmed, away to Dover Athletic. On
2025–26 Gillingham F.C. season
2025–26_Gillingham_F.C._season
Low-permeable marine geological formation
in the past for making cement. They were once dug for this purpose at Sheppey, near Sittingbourne, and at Harwich, and also dredged, off the Hampshire
London_Clay
the British Isles Great Britain Ireland England Isle of Wight Isle of Sheppey Hayling Island Foulness Island Portsea Island Canvey Island Mersea Island
List_of_islands_of_Europe
Species of mammal
Bibcode:2007Evolu..61.1251W. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00101.x. PMID 17492976. Sheppey, K. & Bernard, R. T. F. (1984). "Relative brain size in the mammalian carnivores
Honey_badger
Islamist suicide terrorist attacks
act as safety boats, including the Sheerness lifeboat from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Thousands of people chose to walk home or to the nearest Zone
7_July_2005_London_bombings
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
Isles (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) in Great Britain thereby excluding Canvey and Sheppey. Comprising all the western and most of a central belt of the Isle of Wight
Isle_of_Wight_West
Railway. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Retford to Lincoln Sheppey Light Railway 4 December 1950 SECR branch off Sheerness line – 1901–1950
List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
List_of_closed_railway_lines_in_the_United_Kingdom
British writer, broadcaster and academic
German writer Uwe Johnson and his unexpected residence on the Isle of Sheppey between 1974 and his death in 1984, taking his appreciation of "backwaters"
Patrick_Wright_(historian)
Tidal island in northeast England
to the Baltic. The first Danish raids into England were in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent during 835 and from there their influence spread north. During this
Lindisfarne
lured a man they suspected of being a paedophile to a beach on the Isle of Sheppey in August 2025, where they killed him with rocks, are convicted of manslaughter
2026_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
the Isle of Sheppey, nearby the westward entrance to the Swale, where it joins the River Medway. It is now in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary
Queenborough_(constituency)
Mouth of the River Thames in England
the rivers Colne, Blackwater and Crouch. Small coastal villages depend on an economy of fishing, boat-building, and yachting. The Isle of Sheppey, the
Thames_Estuary
County in South West England
underground rivers, and gorges, including the Cheddar Gorge and Ebbor Gorge. The county has many rivers, including the Axe, Brue, Cary, Parrett, Sheppey, Tone
Somerset
Railway station in Kent, England
Queenborough railway station is on the Sheerness Line, on the Isle of Sheppey in northern Kent, and serves the town of Queenborough. It is 49 miles 22 chains
Queenborough_railway_station
Proposed airport near London
Kent on the south side; and artificial islands located off the Isle of Sheppey such as the "Boris Island" proposal championed by Boris Johnson, the then
Thames_Estuary_Airport
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Sheppey Sports Southern Counties East League Division One 10 Paperboys Sheppey United Isthmian League South Central
List of football clubs in England
List_of_football_clubs_in_England
Topics referred to by the same term
the New York state prisons in the United States Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England HMAS Queenborough, a Q-class destroyer in the Royal Navy
Queensborough
Topics referred to by the same term
given to particular churches in England Minster, Swale (or Minster-in-Sheppey), a town in Swale, Kent Minster-on-Sea, the civil parish Minster-in-Thanet
Minster
King of England in 1016
army returned to Kent by the River Medway, but Edmund quickly rallied another army and pursued the Danes to the Isle of Sheppey, likely having routed them
Edmund_Ironside
Nottingham South (1886–1895) Derek Wyatt Rugby union MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (1997–2010) Charles Wynne Cricket MP for Caernarfon (1859–1865) Marmaduke
List of sportsperson-politicians
List_of_sportsperson-politicians
Village in Kent, England
Kent A parish in the Hundred of Hoo, lathe of Aylesford, opposite to Sheppey at the mouth of the Thames; it is about three miles and a half long, and
Isle_of_Grain
Penshurst + detached portion, Seal, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Sundridge, Westerham. Sheppey PLU Eastchurch, Elmley, Harty, Leysdown, Minster, Queenborough, Warden
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
(30 April 2026). "Teens sentenced over Alexander Cashford beach death in Sheppey". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2026. "Plans for Lancashire's tallest
2026_in_England
19th-century English gun tower
fire to overlap with that of the guns at Garrison Point on the Isle of Sheppey, on the other side of the Medway. Construction began in 1848 but difficulties
Grain_Tower
at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French
Garrison_Point_Fort
Religious institute of the Catholic Church
Monastery of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, they moved to the Mother of Perpetual Succour Monastery in Joinville
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
Sons_of_the_Most_Holy_Redeemer
Agustín Martínez, el joven jugador de Boston River que sufrió un PCR" [Agustín Martínez, the young Boston River player who suffered a PCR, passed away]. futbol
List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents
List_of_association_footballers_who_died_after_on-field_incidents
caravan and camping pitches near Skegness Leysdown East Beach, Isle of Sheppey, North Kent Morecambe Bay Naturist Club, ten miles north of Lancaster and
List of social nudity places in Europe
List_of_social_nudity_places_in_Europe
Varangian prince, founder of Kievan Rus'
variant is found in the tale of Sir Robert de Shurland on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England. According to the Primary Chronicle, Oleg died in 912
Oleg_the_Wise
9th-century Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army
that a Viking force of Danes and Frisians made landfall on the Isle of Sheppey in 855. The same source, and the 10th- or 11th-century Historia de sancto
Ubba
British reality television series
contestants were chosen and began in Milk Street in Birmingham. The Isle of Sheppey in Kent served as the extraction point. This was the first series where
Hunted_(2015_TV_series)
injuring 80. September 5 – United Kingdom – Sheppey Crossing crash. More than 130 vehicles collided on the Sheppey Crossing, injuring 68. September 8 – Romania –
List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
List_of_traffic_collisions_(2000–present)
Island in Essex, England
walk or from the south end car park with a 10-minute walk. Islands in the River Thames "Two Tree Island Nature Reserve". Retrieved 27 November 2014. "Essex's
Two_Tree_Island
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
south-eastern territories as king of Kent. The Vikings ravaged the Isle of Sheppey in 835, and the following year they defeated Ecgberht at Carhampton in
Alfred_the_Great
Extinct genus of birds
Birddasornis(Aves: Pelagornithidae) from the Lower Eocene of the Isle of Sheppey". Palaeontology. 51 (5): 1107–1116. Bibcode:2008Palgy..51.1107M. doi:10
Pelagornis
oratory and dwelling-place; establishment never implemented Minster in Sheppey Priory + Benedictine? nuns founded c.670; destroyed in raids by the Danes
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
North Germanic tribe
that year, the Danes raided and built a permanent camp on the Isle of Sheppey in south east England and settling followed from 865, when brothers Halfdan
Danes_(tribe)
islands in the Philippines - - 25,000 - The Swale Between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland of Kent, England - - - - Tablas Strait Between Mindoro
List_of_straits
Sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary
between Havengore Creek in east Essex and Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Until 1964 it marked the seaward limit of the Port of London Authority
Nore
Park in Kent, England
Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. It lies between Minster and Sheerness. Within the park is a former military ditch/canal
Barton's_Point_Coastal_Park
Second epoch of the Paleogene Period
by Louis Agassiz Vertebrae of a lamniform shark, London Clay, Isle of Sheppey Reptile fossils from this time, such as fossils of pythons and turtles
Eocene
Cycle route in the United Kingdom
it is known as The Sheerness Way. When the route was first planned on Sheppey, passenger ferry services was still running to Vlissingen in the Netherlands
National_Cycle_Route_174
children appear in court after being charged with murder on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Keir Starmer pays tribute to Hefin David, 47, after the Welsh
2025_in_the_United_Kingdom
Early medieval cultural group in Britain
and abbey in Canterbury, together with churches in Kent at Minster in Sheppey (c. 664) and Reculver (669), and in Essex at the Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
Anglo-Saxons
878 battle between Wessex and Vikings
when the attacks became more sustained. In 835, "heathen men" ravaged Sheppey. In 836, King Ecgberht of Wessex was defeated at Carhampton, but in 838
Battle_of_Edington
Early English kingdom (c.455-825)
gathered to repel a Viking army based on the Isle of Sheppey. Further recorded attacks occurred on Sheppey in 835, through Romney Marsh in 841, in Rochester
Kingdom_of_Kent
Musical artist
WO-103, 1993) With A.G. & Kate and Red Rector Good Friends Vol. 1 & 2 (Sheppey Records And Publications CD45A/B, 2017) Singles & EPs Tragic Romance /
Don_Stover
Market town in Kent, England
to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2, which follows an ancient
Faversham
Sir William Don (1857) Harriette Webster and Baron Burnham (1862) Anne Sheppey and Viscount Hinton (1869) Kate Cooke and the Earl of Euston (1871) "Dolly
List of entertainers who married titled Britons
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RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Boy/Male
English
Wanderer.
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the shore.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mounted warrior or messenger, late Old English rīdere (from rīdan ‘to ride’), a term quickly displaced after the Conquest by the new sense of Knight.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing in woodland. Compare Read 2.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Ó Marcaigh ‘descendant of Marcach’, a byname meaning ‘horseman’. The Gaelic name is also Anglicized as Markey.Americanized form of German Reiter.
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river, River Vyas
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian, Scottish, Swedish, Teutonic
Archer; Yew; Born Army; Yew Wood; Yew Wood was Used for Bows
Male
Danish
, archer, bow-warrior, yew warrior.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Having Courage Strength and Beauty; Wisdom Chivalry and Grace
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English roof (Old English hrÅf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw, or covered with tiles, slates, or wooden shingles.German and English : nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rÅver ‘pirate’, ‘robber’, Middle English rover. The English verb rove ‘to wander’ is probably a back-formation from this, and is not attested before the 16th century, so it is unlikely to lie behind any examples of the surname.German : variant of Röver (see Roever).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, French
Flowing Water
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Donegal)
Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhidhir or sometimes of Mac Duibhidhir (see Dwyer, also Dyer).English : of uncertain derivation; possibly from diver, an agent derivative of Middle English dive ‘to dip or plunge’, but if so the application is obscure. It may be a nickname for someone compared to a diving bird. Compare Ducker.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : occupational name for a poet, minstrel, or balladeer, from an agent derivative of Middle English rime(n) ‘to compose or recite verses’ (Old French rimer).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Riemer.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Archer
Boy/Male
English
Knight.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Jamaican
Knight; Horseman
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Telugu
Increasing; A Deity; A River; Giver of Boons; Rose; River
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish Teutonic
Archer.
RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
Boy/Male
Irish
Strong dog; strong willed or wise.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Shining God; Crystal; Enlightened; Sacred; Divine
Boy/Male
Indian
Lion
Biblical
popular;ruler of people;
Boy/Male
Hindu
Any
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek, Italian
Defender; Protector of Mankind
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish
Motivator; Lovely; Beauty
Girl/Female
French
Femininefrom the Roman family name Fabius. Bean grower.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English
Flower Name; It Produce a Bright Orange-yellow Color; Sometimes Used as a Dye
RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
RIVER SHEPPEY
imp.
of Rive
v. t.
To mark with tiver.
v. t.
To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
a.
Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown.
n.
A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
a.
Having an enlarged liver.
n.
The liver of the common cod and allied species.
n.
One who rives or splits.
p. p.
of Rive
v. t.
To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
n.
A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.
n.
One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.
v. t.
Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.
n.
One who rises; as, an early riser.
a.
Belonging to rivers or streams; existing in or about rivers; produced by river action; fluvial; as, fluviatile starta, plants.