revv

verb, noun — 2 senses

revv

verb

1

Dated Dated form of rev (“increase speed of motor”).

The scout's pilot "revvs" up the engine and moves forward to a point amidship.1931, Popular Science, volume 119, number 5, page 56:

revv

noun

1

Dated Dated form of rev (“revolution”).

revvs of the engine1923, The Pastoral Review, volume 33, number 1, page 47:

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