QUIVERS

Noun

quivers

plural of quiver

Verb

quivers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiver

Source: Wiktionary


QUIVER

Quiv"er, a. Etym: [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]

Definition: Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak.

Quiv"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] Etym: [Cf. Quaver.]

Definition: To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.

Quiv"er, n.

Definition: The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

Quiv"er, n. Etym: [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohhari quiver, receptacle, G. köcher quiver; akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.]

Definition: A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Reside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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