Slav"er (?), n. 1.
A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship.
2. A person engaged in the purchase and sale
of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader.
The slaver's hand was on the latch,
He seemed in haste to go.
Longfellow.
Slav"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Slavered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slavering.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See Slabber.]
1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the
mouth.
2. To be besmeared with saliva.
Shak.
Slav"er, v. t. To smear with saliva
issuing from the mouth; to defile with drivel; to slabber.
Slav"er, n. Saliva driveling from
the mouth.
Of all mad creatures, if the learned are right,
It is the slaver kills, and not the bite.
Pope.
Slav"er (?), n. 1.
A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship.
2. A person engaged in the purchase and sale
of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader.
The slaver's hand was on the latch,
He seemed in haste to go.
Longfellow.
Slav"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Slavered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slavering.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See Slabber.]
1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the
mouth.
2. To be besmeared with saliva.
Shak.
Slav"er, v. t. To smear with saliva
issuing from the mouth; to defile with drivel; to slabber.
Slav"er, n. Saliva driveling from
the mouth.
Of all mad creatures, if the learned are right,
It is the slaver kills, and not the bite.
Pope.
