claver

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claver - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Claver \Clav"er\, n. [Obs.]
     See Clover. --Holland.
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  Claver \Clav"er\, n.
     Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. &
     North of Eng.]
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           Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of
           their clavers.                           --Thackeray.
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claver - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  claver
      v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
           men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
           chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
           confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
           natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]