haver (HAY-vuhr) verb intr.

   To vacillate.

[Of uncertain origin.]

In Hebrew, "haver" is a friend or companion. In Scotland and Northern
England, it means to talk nonsense.

   "British lag behind again in race to fill IMF vacuum. While we haver,
   the French are backing an Italian."
   William Keegan, Observer (London), Mar 5, 2000.

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