Pavior
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pavior is a noun meaning A person who lays paving slabs.
Meaning
A person who lays paving slabs.
More Meanings
- A brick or slab used for paving.
- (obsolete) A machine that is used to tamp down paving slabs.
Example Sentences
[T]he Contract with the Pipe-water Pavior was, as he recollects, to keep the Pavement in Repair for ſix Weeks; […]
A "mooner," fond of staring into shop windows, or watching the labourers pulling up the pavement to inspect the gas-pipes, or listening stolidly to the dull "pech" of the paviour's rammer on the flags.
Word Forms
- paviors
- paviour
Synonyms for pavior
Depending on context, synonyms include paviour.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paviour, paver, pavier, asphalter, plowwright, pipelayer.
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