LAVEE'R, verb transitive In seamen's language, to tack; to sail back and forth. [I believe this word is not in common use.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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