HAVERING

Proper noun

Havering

A London borough on the east side of Greater London.

Etymology

Verb

havering

present participle of haver

Adjective

havering (comparative more havering, superlative most havering)

Hesitant; indecisive.

Long-winded

Source: Wiktionary


HAVER

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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