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• Bunch of Fives - Bunch of Fives A slang term for the hand or fist. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham ...
• Fives - Fives A game similar to court-tennis; the hand, however, is used instead of a racket. Said to be so ...
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