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paviour

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paviour US, pavior [ˈpeɪvjə]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a person who lays paving
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a machine for ramming down paving
3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) material used for paving
[from paver, from pave]
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Noun1.paviourpaviour - a machine for laying pavement        
paving machine, pavior
machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks


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The tradesman leaves his counter, and the car-man his waggon; the butcher throws down his tray; the baker his basket; the milkman his pail; the errand-boy his parcels; the school-boy his marbles; the paviour his pickaxe; the child his battledore.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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