HEAVER

heaver

(noun) a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)

heaver

(noun) a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heaver (plural heavers)

One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.

A bar used as a lever.

Source: Wiktionary


Heav"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A bar used as a lever. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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