English dictionary
heaver
/'h/i/v/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal <i>heaver</i>.
Source: webster1913