bever, beuer (3)

[O. Fr. bevre, beivre, baivre, boivre; Prov. beure, Ital bevere; from Lat. bibo to drink.] 1. A drinking time; drinking. "Ar. What, at your bever , gallants? Mor. Will't please your ladyship to drink?"- B . Jonson: Cynthia's Revels. 2. A small collation, lunch, or repast between meals. "The French, as well men as women, besides dinner and supper, use breakfasts and bevers ." - Moryson: Itinerary.