[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weaver \weav"er\, n.
   1. one who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "weavers
      of linen." --p. plowman.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a weaver bird.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. an aquatic beetle of the genus gyrinus. see
      whirling.
      1913 webster

   weaver bird zool., any one of numerous species of
      asiatic, fast indian, and african birds belonging to
      ploceus and allied genera of the family ploceidae.
      weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size,
      colors, and shape of the bill. they construct pensile
      nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar
      materials. in some of the species the nest is
      retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube.
      

   weavers' shuttle zool., an east indian marine univalve
      shell radius volva; -- so called from its shape. see
      illust. of shuttle shell, under shuttle.
      1913 webster
see also:
gyrinus whirling weaver bird ploceus ploceidae weavers' shuttle 
radius volva shuttle shell shuttle 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whirligig \whirl"igig\, n. whirl + gig.
   1913 webster
   1. a child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an
      axis, or like a top. --johnson.
      1913 webster

   2. anything which whirls around, or in which persons or
      things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden
      horses.
      1913 webster

            with a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning
            about each head.                      --g. w. cable.
      1913 webster

   3. a mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders,
      being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which
      the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. any one of numerous species of beetles belonging
      to gyrinus and allied genera. the body is firm, oval or
      boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a
      bronzelike luster. these beetles live mostly on the
      surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a
      gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to
      dive and swim rapidly. the larva is aquatic. called also
      weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
      1913 webster
see also:
gyrinus weaver whirlwig whirlwig beetle 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

weaver
     n 1: a craftsman who weaves cloth
     2: finch-like african and asian colonial birds noted for their
        elaborately woven nests syn: weaverbird, weaver finch
see also:
weaverbird weaver finch 

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

weaver, al city, fips 80352
  location: 33.75560 n, 85.80858 w
  population 1990: 2715 1053 housing units
  area: 6.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 36277

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

weaver, al -- u.s. city in alabama
   population 2000:    2619
   housing units 2000: 1133
   land area 2000:     2.645372 sq. miles 6.851482 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.645372 sq. miles 6.851482 sq. km
   fips code:            80352
   located within:       alabama al, fips 01
   location:             33.755701 n, 85.808541 w
   zip codes 1990:     36277
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    weaver, al
    weaver

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