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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eaves/iːvz/

▶plural noun the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

– origin OE efes (sing.); of Gmc origin; prob. rel. to over.

'eaves' also found in these Oxford entries:

chalet - eavesdrop - house sparrow

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