Cheville
[shuh-vee] /ʃəˈvi/
noun, Prosody.
1.
a word or expression whose only function is to fill a metrical gap in a verse or to balance a sentence.
Compare (def 2).
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[shev-uh n] /ˈʃɛv ən/ noun 1. the flesh of goats, used as food.
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