Of the two “quivers,” this is the older, a noun meaning “a case, usually tubular, for holding arrows.” It first appeared in English in the early 14th century, adapted from the Anglo-Norman “quivere,” from the Old French “quivre.” Further back are Germanic roots that also produced the English word “cocker,” which is now obsolete but in the early 8th century appeared meaning the same thing as “quiver” does today. I had a weirdly medieval suede quiver apparently designed to evoke fantasies of being a pint-sized Robin Hood, which I definitely wasn’t. Having been deeply into archery for a few months as a yoot, as they say in Brooklyn, I found this quite believable. This is all relevant because, as a nod to authenticity, Sheldon insisted that Leonard mime the action of pulling each imaginary arrow from an imaginary quiver slung across his back before each shot. Anyway, I was told I would like this show, and I sometimes do, but I have to watch it with closed captions on and the sound turned way down because the laugh-track makes me seasick. I don’t think Kmart actually sells bourbon, but I’ve never actually looked, so they may. In the course of the game he mentioned that his father taught him to shoot a bow and now he has olfactory flashbacks of Kmart bourbon whenever he plays the Wii version. I was just, this evening, watching a rerun of the Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon was playing Wii archery with Leonard. (1700-1800 ) → QUIVER 1 2.Dear Word Detective: I was wondering if there was any relation between the word “quiver” as a holster for arrows and “quiver” as a shaking of the body from being scared or cold. Origin quiver 1 (1400-1500 ) Probably from quiver “active, quick ” ((13-19 centuries) ), from an unrecorded Old English cwifer quiver 2 1. Her knees touched his and the tiny contact sent a quiver of anticipation up her spine.An ivory quiver hung upon her left shoulder and in her hand was a bow.He felt not a quiver of fear, not a doubt of his own powers.I felt a quiver of excitement run through me.2 DLO a long case for carrying arrow s Examples from the Corpus quiver quiver quiver 2 noun 1 SHAKE a slight trembling quiver of fear/anxiety/anticipation etc I felt a quiver of excitement run through me. As their striding Emperor quivered with the unleashing of its weaponry, Biff sat impotently for only a few moments.The children stood there quivering with excitement as I opened the package.Her lips quivered wildly and she gestured behind her at nothing.He quivered, very slightly, all over, as though he were perished with cold.We stand like three old trees in winter, quivering in the gloom.Golden slivers of sunlight seeped through the interstices of the jute wall, and the talon-shaped leave quivered in some secret sign.John's hands were quivering as he put down his papers and started his speech.Her lip quivered, and tears rolled down her cheeks.Down the, moving beyond a curtain of quivering air, she saw the stage, perhaps with letters.You push the spring down and you can feel it quivering.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpus quiver quiver with indignation/anger etc I lay there quivering with fear. Her mouth quivered slightly as she turned away. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English quiver quiv‧er 1 / ˈkwɪvə $ -ər / verb SHAKE to shake slightly because you are cold, or because you feel very afraid, angry, excited etc SYN tremble The child was quivering in her arms.
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