Definition of heaver Heaver
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We found 11 definitions of heaver from 8 different sources.
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What does heaver mean?
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NounPlural: heavers |
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| heaver - a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard) | ||
| working man, working person, workingman, workman an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | ||
| heaver - a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- heaver (n.)
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver. - heaver (n.)
A bar used as a lever.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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heaver
a name given by seamen to a wooden staff, employed by them as a lever on many occasions; particularly in setting up the top-mast-shrouds, frapping the top masts, dropping the larger blocks, seizing the standing rigging, &c. See those articles.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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heaver
A wooden bar or staff, sometimes tapered at the ends; it is employed as a lever or purchase on many occasions, such as setting up the top-mast shrouds, stropping large blocks, seizing the standing rigging, &c. Also, a name on the Kentish shores for the haviler crab.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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heaver
A bar used as a lever.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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heaver
The breast. CANT.
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🔤- heaver, noun, singular of heavers.
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