havers

[ hey-verz ]

/ ˈheɪ vərz /

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interjection Chiefly Scot.

nonsense; poppycock.

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Origin of havers

Plural of haver nonsense, akin to haver

Words nearby havers

Haverford, Haverhill, Haverhill fever, Havering, have rocks in one's head, havers, haversack, Haversian canal, haversian lamella, haversian space, Haversian system

How to use havers in a sentence

Dior, like most of the breakup sex-havers we spoke with for this story, requested we do not publish her last name.
People Who Have Had Rebound Sex Tell Us Why It Is Awesome|Emily Shire|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Havers, lassie, ye're aye seein' Bobby i' ilka Hielan' terrier, an' there's mony o' them aboot.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
"Lay him down flat and stop your havers," ordered the business-like, embryo medicine man.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
The fair girl who is leaning back, laughing, now, is Elsie Havers.
The Black Box|E. Phillips Oppenheim

Dickson at first refused, declaring it was all havers, but Heritage's docility persuaded him to follow suit.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
Troth, to-morrow's a Sunday, an' not to be disturbed o' none such havers.
Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond

Medical definitions for havers

Havers

[ hā′vərz, hăv′ərz ]

Clopton 1655?-1702

English physician and anatomist known for his studies of the minute structure of bone.