aiver

noun

ai·​ver

variants or aver

ˈā-vər

plural -s

now chiefly Scottish

: a draft animal

especially : an old workhorse

Word History

Etymology

Middle English aver, aveyr property, goods, from Middle French aver, aveir, from Old French, from aver, aveir to have, from Latin habēre

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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