Associations to the word «Heaver»

Wiktionary

HEAVER, noun. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
HEAVER, noun. A bar used as a lever.

Dictionary definition

HEAVER, noun. A bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope).
HEAVER, noun. A workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke