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EAVES (not a plural
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form as is sometimes supposed, but singular; O. Eng. efes, in
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Mid. High Ger. obse,
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Gothic ubizwa, a
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porch; connected with " over ") , in
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architecture, the projecting edge of a sloping roof, which overhangs the
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face of the
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wall so as to throw off the
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water .

End of Article: EAVES (not a plural form as is sometimes supposed, but singular; O. Eng. efes, in Mid. High Ger. obse, Gothic ubizwa, a porch; connected with " over ")
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