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claver

noun, verb — 2 senses

claver

noun

/ˈklævɚ/

Etymology Borrowed from Scots claver.

1

Scotland, UK, Dialectal Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.

  • Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 26, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:

claver

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Scots claver.

1

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To gossip or chit-chat.

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