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  QUIVER, n.  A portable sheath in which the ancient statesman and the
  aboriginal lawyer carried their lighter arguments.
  
      He extracted from his quiver,
          Did the controversial Roman,
      An argument well fitted
      To the question as submitted,
      Then addressed it to the liver,
          Of the unpersuaded foeman.
                                                          Oglum P. Boomp

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Quiver
     the sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly
     rendered is found in Job 39:23; Ps. 127:5; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Jer.
     5:16; Lam. 3:13. In Gen. 27:3 this word is the rendering of the
     Hebrew _teli_, which is supposed rather to mean a suspended
     weapon, literally "that which hangs from one", i.e., is
     suspended from the shoulder or girdle.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\ (kw[i^]v"[~e]r), a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice
     anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]
     Nimble; active. [Obs.] `` A little quiver fellow.'' --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quivered
     (kw[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering.] [Cf.
     Quaver.]
     To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to
     tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.
                                                    --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, n.
     The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum,
     fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k["o]cher quiver;
     akin to AS. cocor, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a
     high shoe.]
     A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Beside him hung his bow
           And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD.
     kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.]
     Nimble; active. [Obs.] `` A little quiver fellow.'' --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, n.
     The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quiver \Quiv"er\, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum,
     fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k["o]cher quiver;
     akin to AS. color, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a
     high shoe.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  quiver
       n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
            surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill,
             shudder, thrill, tingle]
       2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
          pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quivering,
           vibration, palpitation]
       3: case for holding arrows
       4: the act of vibrating [syn: vibration, quivering]
       v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils
            palpitated" [syn: quake, palpitate]
       2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
          [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter]
       3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the
          city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: pulsate,
          beat]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ οπλισμός en) η φαρέτρα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     τρέμω, τρεμουλιάζω, ριγώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     n.
     (lb en weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,
  such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
     a.
     (lb en archaic) nimble, active.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous
  motion.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Quiver
     n.
     (ellipsis of en Quiver Creek): (place en creek s/Illinois c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     n.
     (lb en weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,
  such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
     a.
     (lb en archaic) nimble, active.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous
  motion.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Quiver
     n.
     (ellipsis of en Quiver Creek): (place en creek s/Illinois c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     n.
     (lb en weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,
  such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
     a.
     (lb en archaic) nimble, active.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous
  motion.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Quiver
     n.
     (ellipsis of en Quiver Creek): (place en creek s/Illinois c/USA)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     n.
     (lb en weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,
  such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
     a.
     (lb en archaic) nimble, active.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous
  motion.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Quiver
     n.
     (ellipsis of en Quiver Creek): (place en creek s/Illinois c/USA)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     Englanti n.
     1 viini (nuolikotelo)
     2 (kuva) keinojen tai aseiden arsenaali
     3 vapina
     Englanti vb.
     vavista

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quiver
     Engelska n.
     koger
     Engelska vb.
     darra, skaka, skälva

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  quiver /kwˈɪvə/
  beef

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Quiver /kwˈɪvə/
  الرعشة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  quiver //ˈkwɪvə// //ˈkwɪvɚ// 
  1. колча́н, колчан
  arrow container
  2. трепе́рене
  shaking or moving with a slight trembling motion

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  quiver //ˈkwɪvə// //ˈkwɪvɚ// 
  вибрирам, треперя
  shake or move with slight and tremulous motion