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Savin   /sˈævɪn/   Listen
noun
Savine, Savin  n.  (Written also sabine)  (Bot.)
(a)
A coniferous shrub (Juniperus Sabina) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhoea, etc.
(b)
The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)






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"Savin" Quotes from Famous Books



... mine and split fair with ye, Jim; and it's better than Thirkle would give the two of us, and I ain't savin' as how he wouldn't slit our throats in the bargain to get back again what little he give. We best give him a wide berth, and he'll do for Bucky, too; ...
— The Devil's Admiral • Frederick Ferdinand Moore

... the spring a shrill voice called her name, and she turned to see Amanda Cary, half hidden behind a small savin. ...
— A Little Maid of Province Town • Alice Turner Curtis

... moment in the bunk house. Then Jim Walker spoke. "Well, Injun may think that," he said. "But whatever he thinks you won't never really know. He's that savin' o' ...
— Injun and Whitey to the Rescue • William S. Hart

... I do?" said the servant helplessly. "I tell you, Mistah Oakley, ask Fannie. She 'll know how long I been a-savin' ...
— The Sport of the Gods • Paul Laurence Dunbar

... a wee i' the time to come, to think the auld cobbler Anerew Comin gaed intil the new warl' fitter company for the help ye gied him afore he gaed. May the Lord mak a sicht o' use o' ye! Fowk say a heap aboot savin' sowls, but ower aften, I doobt, they help to tak frae them the sense o' hoo sair they're in want o' savin'. Surely a man sud ken in himsel' mair an' mair the need o' bein' saved, till he cries oot an' shoots, 'I am saved, for there's nane in ...
— Donal Grant • George MacDonald


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