thrave
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.