Claver

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Claver \Clav"er\, n. [Obs.]
     See {Clover}. --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Claver \Clav"er\, n.
     Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. &
     North of Eng.]
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           Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of
           their clavers.                           --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  claver
       v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
           men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
           [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate},
            {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip},
            {jaw}, {visit}]