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n. - The act of vibrating; Case for holding arrows; An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; A shaky motion v. - Move back and forth very rapidly; Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; Shake with fast, tremulous movements.

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  • A quiver is where you keep arrows until you shoot them.
  • The 'my Wilfrid' made the owner of the name quiver with satisfaction.
  • Happy the man, happy the nation, whose quiver is full of these arrows!
  • The fourth, and perhaps the most important arrow in OSPE's quiver is direct intervention.
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