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Webster 1913 Edition


Heaver

Heav′er

(hēv′ẽr)
,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight;
as, a coal
heaver
.
2.
(Naut.)
A bar used as a lever.
Totten.

Webster 1828 Edition


Heaver

HE'AVER

,
Noun.
One who heaves or lifts.
Among seamen, a staff for a lever.

Definition 2024


heaver

heaver

English

Noun

heaver (plural heavers)

  1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
    a coal heaver
  2. A bar used as a lever.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)