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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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