pavior

[ peyv-yer ]

noun

1. a person that paves; paver.
2. a material used for paving.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pavior¹

1375–1425; alteration of late Middle English pavier; pave, -ier ¹

Example Sentences

Had my eye pick'd out by a pavior, who was axing his way, he didn't care where.

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She thumped like a pavior through the settling ashes at the secret thrill of it.

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Buy a stone at the pavior's—spend your last penny upon it; then tie it round your neck and drop into the river.

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His stick thumping the hardwood floor like a pavior's maul, he hobbled swiftly toward the door.

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The pavior chewed tobacco, and the gentleman said it was beastly in him, and pushed him, wanting to have his place.

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