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Webster 1913 Edition
Shelving
Shelv′ing
,Adj.
Sloping gradually; inclining;
as, a
. shelving
shoreShak.
“Shelving arches.” Addison.
Shelv′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of fitting up shelves;
as, the job of
. shelving
a closet2.
The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside;
as, the
. shelving
of a claim3.
Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shelving
SHELV'ING
,ppr.
With rocks and shelving arches vaulted round. Addison.