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bivver n also bever, bibber EDD bever sb1 1, 2 esp s w
cties for sense 1.
1 A shiver, shake or tremor, esp a
quiver of the lips.
1897 J A Folklore x, 203 Bever as a
noun, meaning a tremor or excitement. 1975 RUSSELL 48-9 Only last night at the school
concert when that "O Canada" was on the carpet again, I took special notice of Pete's
lips. Not a biver in 'em!
2 A buoy or any floating object
which barely breaks the surface of the water (P 245-57).
P 113-56
~ a floating object alternately exposed and hidden by the motion of the sea.
3 Phr all a-bivver: shaking, moving uncertainly.
T 31/2-64 'The glass [barometer] is bottom up,' he said. 'He's
broke. He's all a-bivver.'
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