neves
/ˈnɛvɪs/(also nevis) British slang (originally London )
noun
Criminals' slang. A prison sentence of seven years.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). Back-slang for seven noun.
- half one (or two etc.)
- half-open
- half-pants
- half past one (or two etc.)
- half pay
- halfpenny
- halfpennyworth
- half-pie
- half-pint
- halfpipe
- half plate
- half price
- half relief
- half rest
- half-round
- half seas over
- half-sister
- half-size
- half-sized
- half-slip
- half-smile
- half sovereign
- half-staff
- half-standard
- half-starved