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laveers

laveers is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 laveers

What is laveers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laveers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laveer.

Words near laveers in the dictionary

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

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