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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 763 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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QUIVER , a See also:

case for holding arrows. The word is taken from O. Fr., where it appears in such forms as quivre, cuevre or coivre. This is apparently cognate with the O. E. cocer, Ger. Kocher, quiver or case. 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. 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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