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quiver

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) quiver (noun)
  2. 2) quiver (verb)
  3. 3) quiver (noun)
  4. quiver tree (noun)
  5. ground quiver (noun)

1quiv·er

noun \ˈkwi-vər\

Definition of QUIVER

1
: a case for carrying or holding arrows
2
: the arrows in a quiver

Origin of QUIVER

Middle English, from Anglo-French quivre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cocer quiver, Old High German kohhari
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with QUIVER

flivver, giver, liver, river, shiver, sliver

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