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slaver

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) slaver (verb)
  2. 2) slaver (noun)
  3. 3) slaver (noun)
  4. white slaver (noun)

1sla·ver

verb \ˈsla-vər, ˈslā-, ˈslä-\
sla·veredsla·ver·ing\-v(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SLAVER

intransitive verb
: drool, slobber
transitive verb
archaic : to smear with or as if with saliva
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Examples of SLAVER

  1. <a dog slavering over a bone>

Origin of SLAVER

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slafra to slaver; akin to Middle Dutch slabben to slaver
First Known Use: 14th century

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