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(1):

(v. t.) To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

(2):

(v. i.) To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.

(3):

(v. t.) To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shelve'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shelve.html. 1828.
 
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