Thesaurus: heaver
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.
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Definitions
- n. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.
- n. A bar used as a lever.
- n. a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
- n. a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
- 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.
- A bar used as a lever. Totten.
- n. a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) n. a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)