quiver
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- noun
- /ˈkwɪvər/
:
carcaj
- The arrows in our quiver.
- quiver of arrows
- bow and quiver
- full quiver
But also it will help them to guide their therapeutic arrows that they may pull out of their quiver next.
- But also it will help them to guide their therapeutic arrows that they may pull out of their quiver next.
- So even within painting, he would set out to like add skills to his sort of quiver.
- And this was such a brilliant move to change the conversation and really take the strongest bow out of the Harris campaign's quiver.
Examples
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A long, curved bow and a quiver of arrows hung over one shoulder.
Fiction book (1995) -
Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
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Is that a quiver, little one?
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A hunter with his quiver of arrows still strapped to his back.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was a bow in his hands, an arrow notched, a quiver of arrows on his back.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ibn placed the bow and quiver of arrows on one of the mattresses.
Fiction book (1992) -
"His face darkened; he reached across his shoulder and snatched an arrow from the quiver."
Fiction book (1996) -
The archer reached over his shoulder to take an arrow from his quiver.
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She secured the quiver to her belt before heading into the forest with her bow.
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A full quiver of arrows was crucial for the long journey ahead.
Idioms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quiver was first used for the small case that holds arrows; picture a leather bag on an archer's back keeping arrows ready, which is why a quiver still means an arrow container.