heaver
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English heaver From heave + -er.
- One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
“a coal heaver”
- A bar used as a lever.
“The spar snapping under them in the slings, as they sought, with heavers, to beat down the icy sail.”