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One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.
  2. n. A bar used as a lever.
  3. n. a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
  4. n. a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
  5. 1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver. 2. (Naut.) A bar used as a lever. Totten.
  6. A bar used as a lever. Totten.
  7. n. a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) n. a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)