Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Diverb \Di"verb\, n. [L. diverbium the colloquial part of a
   comedy, dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word.]
   A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted;
   an antithetical proverb. [Obs.]

         Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the
         diverb goes.                             --Burton.