Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Weever \Wee"ver\, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind
   of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging
   to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They
   have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The
   long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines
   which cause painful wounds.