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River in Kent, England
The Darent is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames and takes the waters of the River Cray as a tributary in the tidal portion of the Darent near Crayford
River_Darent
Town in Kent, England
through which the River Darent flows and where the old road from London to Dover crossed: hence the name, which derives from Darent + ford. Dartford became
Dartford
Civil parish in Kent, England
and consists of the two settlements named, both to the west of the River Darent, one of the parish boundaries. The M25 motorway divides them. It has
Sutton-at-Hone_and_Hawley
Village in Kent, England
civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies on the River Darent, 3 miles (5 km) north of Sevenoaks. Otford's four churches are the Anglican
Otford
Village in Kent, England
up a much larger area, and included a small tunnel through which the River Darent was diverted. The paper produced was said to be a good quality, used
South_Darenth
River in southern England
Creek), Darent and Ingrebourne. In London, the water is slightly brackish with sea salt, being a mix of sea and fresh water. This part of the river is managed
River_Thames
River
The River Cray is the largest tributary of the River Darent. It is the prime river of outer, south-east Greater London, rising in Priory Gardens, Orpington
River_Cray
Manor House in Kent, England
century chapel of the Knights Hospitaller and a garden moated by the River Darent. The chapel and garden are open to the public. It was established in
St_John's_Jerusalem
Railway line in the UK
Line at Swanley Junction, and proceeds down the Darent Valley line to Otford junction, where the Darent Valley line, also known as the Bat & Ball line
Kent_Downs_line
its main tributaries: the rivers Eden, Bourne (or Shode), Teise, Beult, Loose and Len. The River Eden River Grom The River Bourne begins its course west
Rivers_of_Kent
the Wayback Machine Maltby E. "River Darent". SuRCaSE project. University of Liverpool. Retrieved 21 December 2010. River Roding fluvial/tidal flood defence
Tributaries of the River Thames
Tributaries_of_the_River_Thames
Road in southern England
Green. It crosses over the River Wey at Guildford, the River Mole at Dorking, the River Eden at Oxted, and the River Darent at Westerham. The A25 has junctions
A25_road
is also known as the River Isis) (MS) Bill Meroy Creek (L) Mardyke (L) River Darent (R) River Cray (L) Stanham River (R) (m) River Shuttle (L) Danson Stream
List_of_rivers_of_England
Bus rapid transit scheme in Kent, England
between Temple Hill and Gravesend station via Dartford station, Princes Park, Darent Valley Hospital, Bluewater Shopping Centre, Ebbsfleet International station
Fastrack_(bus)
Town and civil parish in Kent, England
village or homestead, and so Westerham means a westerly homestead. The River Darent flows through the town, and formerly powered three watermills. The total
Westerham
Village in Kent, England
the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies in the valley of the River Darent, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the town of Sevenoaks. Dunton Green is designated
Dunton_Green
County of England
the River Darent, tributaries of the River Medway, and on the River Stour. Two 18th-century mills were on the River Len and at Tovil on the River Loose
Kent
Village and civil parish in England
to enter their 'duck' into the race. The duck has to travel along the river Darent from the war memorial in the village, to the bridge before the old Mill
Shoreham,_Kent
Rivers rising from chalk bedrock
River Bain River Lymn River Lud, Laceby Beck, Nettleton Beck, Waithe Beck, Chalk streams of Kent: River Dour Nailbourne River Darent River Stour (there
Chalk_stream
River in Devon, England
established etymology throughout Britain, found at the River Darent, Derwentwater, and a number of rivers named Derwent. Anna Eliza Bray recorded that a version
River_Dart
Market town and civil parish in western Kent, England
that of the River Darent; that river turns to the north to cut through the North Downs. Several lakes are located along the course of the river here, the
Sevenoaks
Manor house in Lullingstone, Kent
the castle serving as a hunting lodge. The grounds are located on the River Darent and hidden within it are Queen Anne's bathhouse and an icehouse dating
Lullingstone_Castle
16th-century British entrepreneur
the Low Countries, he built England's first iron-splitting mill on the River Darent at Dartford Creek in Dartford, Kent, some time between 1590 and 1595
Godfrey_Box
Railway line in Kent, England
The Darent Valley line is a railway line between Swanley and Sevenoaks in Kent, England. It adopted its current name in 2020, by the Kent Rail Partnership
Darent_Valley_line
Church in Kent, England
dating from the 11th century. Located on Dartford High Street next to the River Darent, the oldest part of the church was constructed in approximately 1080
Holy_Trinity_Church,_Dartford
Geologically ancient precursor to the present day River Thames
today's Mole, Wey and Darent rivers were feeding into the Thames from the Weald at that time. (The Mole and Wey joined to form one river in south London, and
Ancestral_Thames
Railway line in south-east England
Luton run in parallel from Rainham to Rochester, diverging once across the River Medway at Rochester Bridge Junction onto the North Kent Line via Gravesend
Chatham_Main_Line
English painter
rented half of the Queen Anne-era 'Waterhouse' which still stands by the River Darent at Shoreham and is now known as the 'Water House'. Palmer's nurse, Mary
Samuel_Palmer
National Rail station in London, England
Abbey Wood Slade Green Bexleyheath Line River Cray Greater London Kent Dartford Loop Line Dartford River Darent A282 road Stone Crossing Greenhithe Greenhithe
Brent Cross West railway station
Brent_Cross_West_railway_station
London borough in United Kingdom
the River Thames the other rivers within the Borough are the River Darent, which, with its tributary the River Cray and the smaller Stanham River, all
London_Borough_of_Bexley
Village in Kent, England
north of Brasted, the M25 motorway passes in a west–east direction; the River Darent has its source near the village. Brasted Chart is a hamlet within the
Brasted
Footpath in Kent, England
The waymarked path Darent Valley Path is 19 miles (31 km) long, following the River Darent from the banks of the River Thames at Dartford through the
Darent_Valley_Path
Village in Kent, England
Darenth was described as "a parish in Dartford district, Kent; on the river Darent, 1½ mile N of Farningham r. station, and 2¼ SSE of Dartford". According
Darenth
British railway line
it; in 1847 trains were working through from the Strood terminus, on the River Medway to Gravesend. From 30 July 1849 the line was extended, via Blackheath
North_Kent_Line
Former archbishop's palace in Kent
the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located on the River Darent, which flows northward down its valley from its source in the North Downs
Otford_Palace
Boundary marker posts in southern England
stretched from Colnbrook in the west to Crayford Ness, at the mouth of the River Darent, in the east, and from Wormley, Hertfordshire, in the north to Banstead
Coal-tax_post
English businessperson and engineer (1926–2009)
Kent in 1955, but the business was nearly wiped out in 1958, when the River Darent overflowed – leaving equipment, dyes and fabrics floating in three feet
Bernard_Ashley_(businessman)
British textile design company
Kent in 1955, but the business was nearly wiped out in 1958, when the River Darent overflowed – leaving equipment, dyes, and fabrics floating in three feet
Laura_Ashley_(company)
Village in Kent, England
at the 2011 Census. The parish stretches from Chipstead Lake and the River Darent in the north through the hamlet of Dibden and A21 to Mill Bank Wood in
Riverhead,_Kent
London River Cray River Darent River Ingrebourne River Lea (or Lee) River Lee Navigation River Moselle New River River Peck River Pool River Quaggy River Ravensbourne
List_of_places_in_London
captured the head waters of other rivers such as the River Darent. There are other rivers in Kent, most notably the River Stour in the east. The wide range
Geography_of_Kent
Elizabethan country house completed in 1591
house. A former manor house had been built on the opposite bank of the River Darent in 1220 by the Frankish family. When the Frankish family died out in
Franks_Hall
Village in Kent, England
Saturday, Operated by Go Coach. Farningham had a watermill, powered by the River Darent, the building of which survives. There was a windmill at Chimham's Farm
Farningham
Motorway in Kent, England
A20 road just east of Swanley, then continues south east across the River Darent, north of Farningham through the North Downs, past West Kingsdown and
M20_motorway
Village in Kent, England
village of Chevening is also small. It stands on the upper reaches of the River Darent. The village lies very close to the M25 motorway. The parish church is
Chevening,_Kent
Castle in Kent, England
Anglo-Saxon manor. The manor of Eynsford lay on a strategic point along the River Darent, overlooking a crossing point, and in 970 it was acquired by Christ Church
Eynsford_Castle
River in Essex, England
frequently, Mar Dyke, occasionally Mardike) is a small river, mainly in Thurrock, that flows into the River Thames at Purfleet, close to the Queen Elizabeth
Mardyke_(river)
Road in southern England
after Green Street Green it turns eastwards towards the valley of the River Darent, and it is at this point that the road pattern makes a complete change
A21_road_(England)
National Rail station in London, England
yard, then turning east underneath the main line at the viaduct over the River Brent (and also now the North Circular Road), then south on the eastern
Cricklewood_railway_station
from River Colne to the River Ash. This...is designed to ensure there is always a base flow in the River Ash to maintain the ecosystem of the river. This
2013–14 United Kingdom winter floods
2013–14_United_Kingdom_winter_floods
Village in Kent, England
Sevenoaks passes to the west of Horton Kirby, on the opposite side of the River Darent. The M20 and M25 motorways can both be accessed via the Swanley Interchange
Horton_Kirby
A small but significant example of this is the locking system on the River Darent in Dartford, now in restoration and which were fully operational between
Floating_dock_(impounded)
declassified sometime after the 1960s. B254 (defunct) A2 in Dartford River Darent Road Name: Hythe Street. The southern half became a portion of the A206
B roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B_roads_in_Zone_2_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Village in Kent, England
13th-century chapel of the Knights Hospitallers and a garden moated by the River Darent. The church of St John the Baptist was in existence by 1077. It was rebuilt
Sutton-at-Hone
River in Essex, England
Countryside 26 No.373 (1988), 15. Cracknell, Basil E (1968). Portrait of London river: the Thames from Teddington to the sea. Robert Hale. p. 152. Grieve, Hilda
Bill_Meroy_Creek
Wateringbury Stream River Thames (From Oxford up to its source, the Thames is also known as the River Isis) River Darent River Cray River Shuttle Danson Stream
List of rivers discharging into the North Sea
List_of_rivers_discharging_into_the_North_Sea
Human settlement in England
Kent, in southeast England, on the south side of the River Thames, east of Erith and the River Darent. It was the site of a pub (the Long Reach Tavern),
Long_Reach,_Kent
Road in southeast England
the road becomes West Hill where the descent into the valley of the River Darent and the town of Dartford begins. At the foot of the hill the clockwise
A226_road
Civil parish in Sevenoaks, England
the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located in the River Darent valley between Sevenoaks town and Dartford: it consists of the two villages
Horton Kirby and South Darenth
Horton_Kirby_and_South_Darenth
Road in southern England
(in modern Lympne). It had river crossings at Rochester over the River Medway; Dartford (River Darent) and Crayford (River Cray). The Romans paved the
A2_road_(England)
Part of the River Thames subject to tides
Dyke and River Ingrebourne River Rom (lower reaches known as the Beam) and River Dart River Darent (tidal reach known as 'Dartford Creek') River Roding
Tideway
British businessman (1813–1870)
Society of Arts. The paper business continued at various mills along the River Darent after Saunders' death in 1870. T. H. Saunders' name is still a registered
Thomas_Harry_Saunders
Historical Hundred of Kent, England
Otford. The River Darent flowed through the Codsheath Hundred, generally in a northeast direction. Several watermills were constructed on the river within
Codsheath_Hundred
Village in Kent, England
and remnants of ancient copses remain (e.g. Horns Cross Wood). The River Darent forms most of the parish western boundary. Large parts of the north of
Stone,_Kent
Country park in Kent, England
views across the countryside from the Darenth Valley (following the River Darent) to Lullingstone Country Park. The site has 232 acres (940,000 m2) of
Preston_Hill_Country_Park
Civil Parish in Kent, England
Bridge Over the River Darent
Listed buildings in Shoreham, Kent
Listed_buildings_in_Shoreham,_Kent
Geology in England
captured the head waters of other rivers such as the River Darent. There are other rivers in Kent, most notably the River Stour in the east. Rocks of this
Geology_of_Kent
Type of bridge
to carry packhorses (horses loaded with sidebags or panniers) across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow (one
Packhorse_bridge
Area in southeast London
An early translation states that Howbury was a hamlet on the bank of River Darent, which is approximately 1 km east of the small Slade Green hamlet recorded
Slade_Green
Protected area in Kent, England
by excavating and flooding former gravel workings with water from the River Darent. As such, the site represented the first such conversion of a gravel-pit
Sevenoaks_Gravel_Pits
Australian fighter pilot (1917–1940)
not far from the wreck of his Spitfire. The Dornier came down in the River Darent. No. 234 Squadron lost its commanding officer, O'Brien, in the same action
Paterson_Clarence_Hughes
Railway station in Kent, England
Canterbury East station. Between the two, the line is taken over the River Darent by an impressive nine-arch red-brick viaduct. The station has a ticket
Eynsford_railway_station
English millwright and engineer (1765–1836)
1784, and was employed by a Mr T H Saunders to repair a mill on the River Darent in Hawley. Saunders urged Hall to set up his own business, repairing
John_Hall_(engineer)
Topics referred to by the same term
the River Eden, Surrey Upper Mill, Shoreham, a watermill on the River Darent, Kent Upper Mill, Ulcombe, a watermill on a tributary of the River Beult
Upper_Mill
Founders and manufacturers of heavy machinery
moved to Dartford in 1784, and was employed to repair a mill on the River Darent in Hawley, after which he set up his own business, repairing and maintaining
J_&_E_Hall
Wharf (RMC) † Standard Wharf † European Metal Recycling Crayford Ness River Darent Littlebrook Power Station (Dartford Crossing) Thames Europort CdMR Dartford
List of locations in the Port of London
List_of_locations_in_the_Port_of_London
Topics referred to by the same term
the River Cray, Kent Lower Mill, East Malling, a watermill on the East Malling Stream, Kent Lower Mill, Shoreham, a watermill on the River Darent, Kent
Lower_Mill
west of the tavern across the estuary of the River Darent was the Thames Ammunition factory. Along the river to its east was the nearby Long Reach Hospital
RAF_Joyce_Green
Country park in Kent, England
The River Darent flows through the eastern valley section of the park, alongside the Darent Valley Path (long-distance path). Sections of the river are
Lullingstone_Country_Park
Topics referred to by the same term
Mill, Bexley, on the River Cray, Kent Old Mill, Borough Green, on the River Bourne, Kent Old Mill, Eynsford, on the River Darent, Kent Old Mill, Hollingbourne
Old_Mill
Historical Hundred of Kent, England
Little and Lesnes and the Hundred of Ruxley. To the east the River Cray and the River Darent formed some of the eastern boundary, between Little and Lesnes
Little_and_Lesnes_Hundred
Historical Hundred of Kent, England
mills on the River Darent. The miller in 1872 was Stephen Cannon (son), who concentrated the business at Bexley, the mills on the Darent being sold. A
Hundred_of_Ruxley
18th-century English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician (1742 – 1814)
became the owner of an extensive gunpowder factory at Hawley Mills on the River Darent at Dartford, Kent. George Colman the Younger described Andrews as "one
Miles_Peter_Andrews
Thames sailing barge
Goldsmith of Grays, Essex. She is back under sail and resident on the River Darent in Dartford, Kent. She is a notable "Historic Ship". The ubiquitous Thames
SB_Decima
Celtic language family branch
Brue and Exe, but also river names containing the elements der-/dar-/dur- and -went e.g. Derwent, Darwen, Deer, Adur, Dour, Darent, and Went. These names
Brittonic_languages
Village in Kent, England
founded in this part of the parish, which is open to the public today. The Darent Valley Path takes in a cross-section of the area. Eynsford is first mentioned
Eynsford
reach known as 'Deptford Creek') with its tributary the Quaggy, and the Darent and its tributary the Cray which together form part of the eastern boundary
Geography_of_London
123: (Eaton Socon – Cambridge) 125: Darent Valley (Dartford) – this follows the route of the long-distance path Darent Valley Path) 136: Ingrebourne Valley
List of National Cycle Network routes
List_of_National_Cycle_Network_routes
Town in Kent, England
also served by Fastrack bus services connecting the town with Bluewater, Darent Valley Hospital and Dartford. Passenger ferry services to Tilbury, Essex
Gravesend
prehistoric River Medway cut roughly south to north through the line of chalk hills now known as the North Downs; other rivers such as the Darent and the
Medway_Gap
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Kent, England
Hill, at 250m above sea level, and its boundaries include three main rivers: the Darent, Medway and Stour. To the west, Surrey Hills AONB adjoins the Kent
Kent_Downs
Lake in the Lake District, England
suffixes, hence of the same origin as other English rivers named Derwent, Darwen, Darent and Dart...The river gave its name to Derwent Water (which was also
Derwentwater
River in Greater London, England
Ravensbourne and Darent Basins". The Geographical Teacher. Vol. 11. Taylor & Francis. p. 63. Plumstead grew up where the little Plumstead River, tidal for a
Wogebourne
Indian Royal Air Force fighter pilot
autobiography For King And Another Country was released. Pujji died of a stroke at Darent Valley Hospital, England, on 18 September 2010, aged 92. He is survived
Mohinder_Singh_Pujji
Human settlement in England
the riverlet Crey, anciently called Crecan , intermingleth it selfe with Darent, ? when in his short course he hath imparted his name to five townlets which
St_Paul's_Cray
on Rochester founded after 971: Archbishop Hubert granted the manor of Darent; dissolution unknown Dartford Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the visitation
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
640 A.D. 983 Æthelwold, bishop Grant of a fishery at Ginanhecce on the river Darent, Kent. Latin with English bounds, Winchester, Old Minster Æthelred II
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
Hospital – Hastings, East Sussex Crawley Hospital – Crawley, West Sussex Darent Valley Hospital – Dartford, Kent Eastbourne District General Hospital –
List_of_hospitals_in_England
Range of hills in south east England
valleys of a series of rivers: the Wey, Mole, Darent, Medway and Stour. These drain much of the Weald to the south. The western rivers are tributaries of
North_Downs
Valley in Surrey and Kent, England
drainage basins and rivers. The valley is part of the drainage basins of the rivers Stour and Medway; and the Thames tributaries the Darent and Mole. The M25
Vale_of_Holmesdale
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Telugu
Increasing; A Deity; A River; Giver of Boons; Rose; River
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish Teutonic
Archer.
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river, River Vyas
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Jamaican
Knight; Horseman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mounted warrior or messenger, late Old English rīdere (from rīdan ‘to ride’), a term quickly displaced after the Conquest by the new sense of Knight.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing in woodland. Compare Read 2.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Ó Marcaigh ‘descendant of Marcach’, a byname meaning ‘horseman’. The Gaelic name is also Anglicized as Markey.Americanized form of German Reiter.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian, Scottish, Swedish, Teutonic
Archer; Yew; Born Army; Yew Wood; Yew Wood was Used for Bows
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Boy/Male
English
Wanderer.
Male
Danish
, archer, bow-warrior, yew warrior.
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the shore.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Archer
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Having Courage Strength and Beauty; Wisdom Chivalry and Grace
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, French
Flowing Water
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Boy/Male
English
Knight.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English roof (Old English hrÅf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw, or covered with tiles, slates, or wooden shingles.German and English : nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rÅver ‘pirate’, ‘robber’, Middle English rover. The English verb rove ‘to wander’ is probably a back-formation from this, and is not attested before the 16th century, so it is unlikely to lie behind any examples of the surname.German : variant of Röver (see Roever).
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : occupational name for a poet, minstrel, or balladeer, from an agent derivative of Middle English rime(n) ‘to compose or recite verses’ (Old French rimer).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Riemer.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Donegal)
Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhidhir or sometimes of Mac Duibhidhir (see Dwyer, also Dyer).English : of uncertain derivation; possibly from diver, an agent derivative of Middle English dive ‘to dip or plunge’, but if so the application is obscure. It may be a nickname for someone compared to a diving bird. Compare Ducker.
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Face Reader
Female
Greek
(Θάλεια) Greek name derived from the word thallein, THALEIA means "blooming, flourishing." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu, Turkish
Elevating; Elevation
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of Adam.
Biblical
zeal; jealousy; possession
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi, Wealth, Gods gift of Love
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dhritil | தà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯€à®²
Man with patience
Boy/Male
Hindu
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
RIVER DARENT
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
a.
Belonging to rivers or streams; existing in or about rivers; produced by river action; fluvial; as, fluviatile starta, plants.
p. p.
of Rive
imp.
of Rive
n.
A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
n.
One who rises; as, an early riser.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
n.
The liver of the common cod and allied species.
v. t.
To mark with tiver.
v. t.
To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
a.
Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown.
a.
Having an enlarged liver.
v. t.
Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.
n.
One who rives or splits.
n.
One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.
n.
A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.
v. t.
To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.