thrave

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (Britain, dialect) A sheaf; a handful.

2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Twenty-four (or in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.

3. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Two dozen, or similar indefinite number; a bunch; a throng.

verb

1. (transitive, Britain, dialectal) To urge; compel; importune.