I. hav·er ˈhavə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse hafri; akin to Old High German habaro, Old Saxon haƀoro; probably derivatives from the root of Old Norse hafr male goat; from oats being used as food for goats — more at capriole
1. chiefly Britain
a. : oat ; especially : volunteer or uncultivated oats
b. : wild oat 1a
2. chiefly Britain : tall oat grass
II. hav·er ˈhävər noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, owner, from haven to have + -er
Scots law : the holder of a deed or other legal document
III. ha·ver ˈhāvə(r) intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly Britain : to hem and haw : stall for time (as by useless talk)
waste no more time havering over a few missing guns — Marguerite Steen
IV. ha·ver noun
or ha·ber or cha·ver or cha·ber ˈḵävər, ḵäˈvər
( plural have·rim or habe·rim ḵäˈvārim, ˌḵäveˈrēm)
Etymology: Hebrew ḥābhēr
: comrade , associate