The Collaborative International Dictionary
Claver \Clav"er\, n. Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of
their clavers.
--Thackeray.
Claver \Clav"er\, n. [Obs.]
See Clover.
--Holland.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context UK Scotland dialect English) frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter vb. to gossip or chit-chat Etymology 2
n. (alternative form of clover English)
WordNet
v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, visit]
Wikipedia
Claver is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Francisco Claver (1926–2010), Filipino priest
- Peter Claver (1581–1654), Spanish priest
- Víctor Claver (born 1988), Spanish basketball player
Usage examples of "claver".
Black Dwarfs, and siccan clavers, as was the gate lang syne, when the short sheep were in the fashion.
Conmee thought of the souls of black and brown and yellow men and of his sermon on saint Peter Claver S.
We are auld neighbours, an we were nae kin--and my gude-dame's fain to see you--she clavers about your father that was killed lang syne.