A"ver (?), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.]
A work horse, or working ox.
[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
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A*ver" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred (); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av'erer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]
1.
To assert, or prove, the truth of.
[Obs.]
2. Law
To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.
3.
To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case.
Fielding.
Then all averred I had killed the bird.
Coleridge.
Syn. -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.
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