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claver

[kley-ver, klah-]

noun

Scot. and North England.
  1. idle talk; gossip.



claver

/ ˈkleɪvə /

verb

  1. to talk idly; gossip

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) idle talk; gossip

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of claver1

First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of claver1

C13: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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They were terribly prim at first; but when they found out that I was just a clavering old wife and nothing more, they lost their grand manners.

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De claver Waytie was a hill leading to a spring covered with grass, where the young maidens used to bleach their linen.

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“Maybe, if you did, you would think that it’s mair imprudent in me to stand here cracking clavers wi’ the minister than for the minister to waste his time cracking wi’ me.”

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I am out o’ clash and claver o’ the village folk.

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It’s sheer nonsense to tell such idle clavers about me.

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