SHELVING

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak. "Shelving arches." Addison.

2.
n.

The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.

3.
n.

The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.

4.
n.

Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.


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