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slaver1 definition

slaver (slav′ər, släv′-)

intransitive verb

to let saliva run or dribble from the mouth; drool

Etymology: ME slaveren < Scand, as in Ice slafra, to slobber < IE *slep- < base *(s)lāp- > lip, sleep

transitive verb

Archaic to slobber on or cover with saliva

noun

saliva drooling from the mouth
slaver2 definition

slaver (slā′vər)

noun

  1. slave ship
  2. a person who deals in slaves

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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