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reive
(redirected from Border Reivers)

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reive [riːv]
vb
(Military) (intr) Scot and northern English dialect to go on a plundering raid
[variant of reave1]
reiver  n


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Visitors to the Old Gaol museum, in Hexham, were given the chance to watch see first hand the 1538 Hexham gaol-break - when Border Reivers broke into Hexham's Gaol and released a Catholic priest and other prisoners.
The 23-year-old was left without a club following the closure of Border Reivers and moves to the Warriors after Lineen persuaded him to turn down the chance of a switch to England or France.
Byline: By KEVIN BOYD SCOTLAND scrum-half Chris; Cusiter will join French side; Perpignan from crisis-hit; Border Reivers on a two-year; deal this summer.
 
 
 
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