Heaver

2 definitions found

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

  Heaver \Heav"er\ (h[=e]v"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer
        employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.
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     2. (Naut.) A bar used as a lever. --Totten.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  heaver
       n 1: a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
       2: a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a
          dockyard)