LAVEER

Etymology

Verb

laveer (third-person singular simple present laveers, present participle laveering, simple past and past participle laveered)

(nautical, obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack.

Anagrams

• Leaver, leaver, reveal, vealer

Source: Wiktionary


La*veer", v. i. Etym: [D. laveren.] (Naut.)

Definition: To beat against the wind; to tack. [Obs.] Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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