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Meaning of Aver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈeɪvə

Definitions

  1. A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
  2. An old, useless horse; a nag.
    Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, dialectal

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Examples

“[…] Gilbert has but two half-starved cowardly peasants to follow him, and but an auld jaded aver to ride upon, fitter for the plough than for manly service; […]”

CEFR level

C2
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