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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