In addition to its literal use in the world of archery, вЂњquiverвЂќ is commonly used figuratively to mean вЂњrepository, resources or collection,вЂќ a metaphorical вЂњarsenal,вЂќ or simply вЂњbag of tricksвЂќ (вЂњThe remaining S&P companies вЂ¦ keep their profit outlook under wraps, and this is the information that analysts ultimately have in their quiver,вЂќ BarronвЂ™s, 2011). Of the two вЂњquivers,вЂќ this is the older, a noun meaning вЂњa case, usually tubular, for holding arrows.вЂќ It first appeared in English in the early 14th century, adapted from the Anglo-Norman вЂњquivere,вЂќ from the Old French вЂњquivre.вЂќ Further back are Germanic roots that also produced the English word вЂњcocker,вЂќ which is now obsolete but in the early 8th century appeared meaning the same thing as вЂњquiverвЂќ does today.

I had a weirdly medieval suede quiver apparently designed to evoke fantasies of being a pint-sized Robin Hood, which I definitely wasnвЂ™t. Having been deeply into archery for a few months as a yoot, as they say in Brooklyn, I found this quite believable. This is all relevant because, as a nod to authenticity, Sheldon insisted that Leonard mime the action of pulling each imaginary arrow from an imaginary quiver slung across his back before each shot. Anyway, I was told I would like this show, and I sometimes do, but I have to watch it with closed captions on and the sound turned way down because the laugh-track makes me seasick. I donвЂ™t think Kmart actually sells bourbon, but IвЂ™ve never actually looked, so they may. In the course of the game he mentioned that his father taught him to shoot a bow and now he has olfactory flashbacks of Kmart bourbon whenever he plays the Wii version.

I was just, this evening, watching a rerun of the Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon was playing Wii archery with Leonard. Dear Word Detective: I was wondering if there was any relation between the word вЂњquiverвЂќ as a holster for arrows and вЂњquiverвЂќ as a shaking of the body from being scared or cold.

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