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English Dictionary: claver by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
claver
v
  1. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
    Synonym(s): chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Claver \Clav"er\, n. [Obs.]
      See {Clover}. --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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