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Shelving

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shelve

(2):

(a.) Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore.

(3):

(n.) The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.

(4):

(n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.

(5):

(n.) Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.

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