Noun: heaver hee-vu(r)
- A workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
"The strong heaver easily lifted the heavy crates onto the ship"
- A bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
"The sailor used a heaver to tighten the ship's rigging"
Derived forms: heavers
Type of: bar, working person
Encyclopedia: Heaver, Paul