"claver" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklævɚ/ Forms: clavers [plural]
Etymology: From Scots claver. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|claver}} Scots claver Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} claver (countable and uncountable, plural clavers)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter. Tags: Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-claver-en-noun-ORZ63Xhn Disambiguation of Talking: 45 7 48 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 5 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 4 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} claver (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete form of clover. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: clover
    Sense id: en-claver-en-noun-97aE5brh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈklævɚ/ Forms: clavers [present, singular, third-person], clavering [participle, present], clavered [participle, past], clavered [past]
Etymology: From Scots claver. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|claver}} Scots claver Head templates: {{en-verb}} claver (third-person singular simple present clavers, present participle clavering, simple past and past participle clavered)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To gossip or chit-chat. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-claver-en-verb-8VJ0GGug Disambiguation of Talking: 45 7 48 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 5 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 4 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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