shelvern.¹

Brit.

/ˈʃɛlvə/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛlvər/

Etymology: < shelve v.³ + -er suffix¹.

1. A workman employed to tilt carts.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > who tilts or raises carts

shelver1587

tinger1587

untinger1587

tipper1861

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1544/2 Eight sheluers, which pulled downe the courts [= carts] as they came to the place where it was needfull to vnlode.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1545/1 When the taile of the court [= cart] was turned to the water side, the sheluer plucked downe the lode.

2. (See quot. 1891.)

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict. Shelver, a wagon or truck shelving or sloping toward the back.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shelvern.²

Brit.

/ˈʃɛlvə/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛlvər/

Etymology: < shelve v.² + -er suffix¹.

rare.

One who shelves or puts aside.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays

tarrier1382

delayer1509

postponer1533

prolonger1548

proroguer1551

deferrer1552

waiter upon God1592

procrastinator1607

temporizer1609

protracter1611

protractor1611

retarder1644

cunctator1654

adjourner1738

postponator1775

putter-off1803

tomorrower1810

offput1856

shelver1881

staller1937

1881 Times 26 Mar. 13/4 The treaty..was shelved with the avowed intention on the part of the shelvers to get rid of it altogether.

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2. One who shelves books, esp. in a library. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > library or collection of books > librarian > [noun] > others who work in libraries

book-boy1860

shelf-lister1927

shelver1952

1952 W. H. Jesse Shelf Work in Libraries vii. 64 The inexperienced shelver is not sure that where he thinks a book belongs is its proper location.

1966 Occupations in Field of Library Sci. (U.S. Employment Service) 33 Library page; runner; shelver; shelving clerk; stack clerk.

1979 E. F. Brown Cutting Library Costs viii. 146 There may be time only for putting all the 500's together,..leaving the final sub-arrangement to the shelvers before they begin to shelve.

1983 Amer. Libraries Apr. 174/1 One of the staffers, a 19-year-old shelver, found a youth in the stacks and told him he would have to leave.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shelver
释义	shelvern.¹ Brit. /ˈʃɛlvə/, U.S. /ˈʃɛlvər/ Etymology: < shelve v.³ + -er suffix¹. 1. A workman employed to tilt carts. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > who tilts or raises carts shelver1587 tinger1587 untinger1587 tipper1861 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1544/2 Eight sheluers, which pulled downe the courts [= carts] as they came to the place where it was needfull to vnlode. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1545/1 When the taile of the court [= cart] was turned to the water side, the sheluer plucked downe the lode. 2. (See quot. 1891.) ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Shelver, a wagon or truck shelving or sloping toward the back. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shelvern.² Brit. /ˈʃɛlvə/, U.S. /ˈʃɛlvər/ Etymology: < shelve v.² + -er suffix¹. rare. One who shelves or puts aside. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays tarrier1382 delayer1509 postponer1533 prolonger1548 proroguer1551 deferrer1552 waiter upon God1592 procrastinator1607 temporizer1609 protracter1611 protractor1611 retarder1644 cunctator1654 adjourner1738 postponator1775 putter-off1803 tomorrower1810 offput1856 shelver1881 staller1937 1881 Times 26 Mar. 13/4 The treaty..was shelved with the avowed intention on the part of the shelvers to get rid of it altogether. Draft additions 1993 2. One who shelves books, esp. in a library. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > library or collection of books > librarian > [noun] > others who work in libraries book-boy1860 shelf-lister1927 shelver1952 1952 W. H. Jesse Shelf Work in Libraries vii. 64 The inexperienced shelver is not sure that where he thinks a book belongs is its proper location. 1966 Occupations in Field of Library Sci. (U.S. Employment Service) 33 Library page; runner; shelver; shelving clerk; stack clerk. 1979 E. F. Brown Cutting Library Costs viii. 146 There may be time only for putting all the 500's together,..leaving the final sub-arrangement to the shelvers before they begin to shelve. 1983 Amer. Libraries Apr. 174/1 One of the staffers, a 19-year-old shelver, found a youth in the stacks and told him he would have to leave. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1587n.²1881
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