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Definition of Claver
1. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot claver Sue "; "The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Specialized synonyms: Jawbone, Schmoose, Schmooze, Shmoose, Shmooze
Derivative terms: Chat, Chatter, Chatterer, Chit Chat, Chit-chat, Chitchat, Confabulation, Gossip, Visitor
Definition of Claver
1. n. See Clover.
2. n. Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.
Definition of Claver
1. Noun. (Scotland) gossip, chit-chat ¹
2. Verb. to gossip or chit-chat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Claver
1. to gossip [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: gossip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claver
Literary usage of Claver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"Frivolous talk, prattle, S. Delighted with their various claver, ... claver, в.
A person who talks foolishly, Roxb. ; in other counties, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Every month when the arrival of the negroes was signalled, claver went out to meet
... To instruct so many speaking different dialects, claver assembled at ..."
3. The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from Its by Thomas Joseph Campbell (1921)
"... religious prosperity of the Reductions — Martyrdom of twenty-nine missionaries —
Reductions in Colombia — Peter claver — French West Indies — St. Kitts ..."
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