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laveered

laveered is the simple past and past participle of laveer.

Meaning of laveer

Verb

laveer (third-person singular simple present laveers, present participle laveering, simple past and past participle laveered)

  1. (obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack.
    • But those that 'gainst stiff Gales laveering go
      Must be at once resolv'd and skilful too.1660, [John] Dryden, Astraea Redux

Questions about laveered

What is laveered the simple past and past participle of?
Laveered is the simple past and past participle of laveer.

Words near laveered in the dictionary

  1. Lavecchia
  2. Lavecchias
  3. laved
  4. lavedst
  5. laveer
  6. laveered
  7. laveering
  8. laveers
  9. Lavehr
  10. Lavell
  11. Lavelle

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