See Also: heaver(dictionary)

wow(2) (iou) and heaver (iou)


wow(2) (iou)



wow noun1. L18.
[Imit.]
A bark or similar sound. L18.
b. = WAUL noun. E19.
Fluctuations in pitch in reproduced sound that are sufficiently slow to be heard as such in long notes; a property in a reproducer that gives rise to this, esp. uneven speed. Cf. FLUTTER noun 1d. M20.

heaver (iou)



heaver noun. L16.
[from HEAVE verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which heaves something; spec. (a) a labourer who lands goods at a dockyard; (b) a lever; a wooden bar for twisting or tightening a rope or strap on board ship.