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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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