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Shiver

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(1):

(n.) A thin slice; a shive.

(2):

(n.) A variety of blue slate.

(3):

(n.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.

(4):

(n.) A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.

(5):

(n.) A spindle.

(6):

(n.) One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; - generally used in the plural.

(7):

(v. t.) To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.

(8):

(v. i.) To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.

(9):

(v. i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.

(10):

(v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

(11):

(n.) The act of shivering or trembling.

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