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Sense: 1
Date: 1700-1800
Origin: QUIVER1
Sense: 2
Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: quivre

quiver

2 noun
     
quiver2 [countable]
1 a slight trembling
quiver of fear/anxiety/anticipation etc
I felt a quiver of excitement run through me.
2 a long case for carrying arrows
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