HAVER

Etymology 1

Verb

haver (third-person singular simple present havers, present participle havering, simple past and past participle havered)

(British) To hem and haw

(Scotland) To talk foolishly; to chatter.

Synonyms: babble, haiver, maunder

Etymology 2

Noun

haver (plural havers)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) oats (the cereal).

Etymology 3

Noun

haver (plural havers)

One who has something; a possessor.

(legal, Scotland) The person who has custody of a document.

Synonyms

• holder

• possessor

Anagrams

• Havre

Proper noun

Haver (plural Havers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haver is the 18910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1444 individuals. Haver is most common among White (94.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Havre

Source: Wiktionary


Ha"ver, n.

Definition: A possessor; a holder. Shak.

Hav"er, n. Etym: [D. haver; akin to G. haber.]

Definition: The oat; oats. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Haver bread, oaten bread.

– Haver cake, oaten cake. Piers Plowman.

– Haver grass, the wild oat.

– Haver meal, oatmeal.

Ha"ver, v. i. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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