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QUIVER
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V22,
Page 763
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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QUIVER , a See also: case for holding arrows
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The word is taken from O
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Fr., where it appears in such forms as quivre, cuevre or coivre
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This is apparently cognate with the O
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E. cocer, Ger
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Kocher, quiver or case
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The ultimate origin is obscure, and the See also: medieval Latin and See also: Greek words cucurum and KOGKOVpOV are stated to be from the See also: German
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The word meaning " to shake " or " tremble " must be distinguished; this is connected with " quaver," " quake "; the New See also: English See also: Dictionary takes these words to be onomatopoeic in origin
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