bever/ˈbiːvə/Etymology* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from the noun bever (“beaver”). * As an English surname, variant of Beaver.nameA surname.nounA drink.“Bid my subsiser carry my hackney to the buttery, and give him his bever; it is a civil and sober beast, and will drink moderately.”A snack or light refreshment between meals.“It seemeth that wee daily shorten the use of this, and that in our houses (as I have seene in mine infancie) breakfasts, nunchions, and beavers [translating collations] should be more frequent and often used than now adayes they are.”A time for drinking.A mixture of cider and water.verbTo take a light repast between meals.