English Dictionary

aver

/ˈeɪvə/

noun

(Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal. / (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.

The average temperature in Britain is 10 degrees Celsius.

意味（1）

(Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.

意味（2）

(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.

[…] Gilbert has but two half-starved cowardly peasants to follow him, and but an auld jaded aver to ride upon, fitter for the plough than for manly service; […]