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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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   Rive, v. i. To be split or rent asunder.
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   Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction.
   Woodward.
   
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   Rive, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]
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