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haver
I. hav·er \ˈhavə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse hafri; akin to Old High German habaro, Old Saxon haƀoro; probably derivatives from the root of Old Norse hafr male goat; from oats being used as food for goats — more at capriole
1. chiefly Britain
a. : oat; especially : volunteer or uncultivated oats
b. : wild oat 1a
2. chiefly Britain : tall oat grass
II. hav·er \ˈhävər\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, owner, from haven to have + -er
Scots law : the holder of a deed or other legal document
III. ha·ver \ˈhāvə(r)\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly Britain : to hem and haw : stall for time (as by useless talk)
< waste no more time havering over a few missing guns — Marguerite Steen >
IV. ha·ver noun
or ha·ber or cha·ver or cha·ber \ˈḵävər, ḵäˈvər\
(plural have·rim or habe·rim \ḵäˈvārim, ˌḵäveˈrēm\)
Etymology: Hebrew ḥābhēr
: comrade, associate |