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   Rive (?), v. t. [imp. Rived (?); p. p. Rived or Riven (); p. pr. & vb. n. Riving.] [Icel. rīfa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear.  Cf. Reef of land, Rifle a gun, Rift, Rivel.] To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, “to rive timber for rails or shingles”.
   
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   I shall ryve him through the sides twain. Chaucer.
   
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   The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. Shak.
   
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   Brutus hath rived my heart. Shak.
   
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