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Arrows in a quiver1/5/2024 The origin of the “shaking” kind of “quiver” is uncertain, but it’s likely that it arose as a variant of the somewhat earlier “to quaver,” also meaning “to tremble or quiver,” especially trilling in one’s voice or in playing a musical instrument (“He quavers in his musical Aires melodiously,” 1665). This “speak or sing with a shaky voice” sense covers “quivering” both from shock or fear (“‘No!’ quivered out poor Mary, scarcely conscious that she spoke,” 1849) or simply because your voice is not ready for prime time (“The middle-aged, stubble-bearded piano player in the red jacket quivering out the ‘song’ from Philadelphia in a wimpy falsetto,” 1994). This “quiver” first appeared in English in the late 15th century meaning, as the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines it, “to shake, tremble, or vibrate with a slight rapid motion … to make a movement of this kind as an expression of cold, rage, fear, etc.” The verb “to quiver” can also be used transitively to mean “to cause to vibrate or tremble” or, more often, “to produce in or by quivering to utter or give out in a trembling voice” (OED). “Quiver” in this “arrow case” sense can also be used as a verb meaning “to put arrows in a quiver,” but the other, more common, “quiver” verb is utterly unrelated to arrows. In addition to its literal use in the world of archery, “quiver” is commonly used figuratively to mean “repository, resources or collection,” a metaphorical “arsenal,” or simply “bag of tricks” (“The remaining S&P companies … keep their profit outlook under wraps, and this is the information that analysts ultimately have in their quiver,” Barron’s, 2011). Of the two “quivers,” this is the older, a noun meaning “a case, usually tubular, for holding arrows.” It first appeared in English in the early 14th century, adapted from the Anglo-Norman “quivere,” from the Old French “quivre.” Further back are Germanic roots that also produced the English word “cocker,” which is now obsolete but in the early 8th century appeared meaning the same thing as “quiver” does today. I had a weirdly medieval suede quiver apparently designed to evoke fantasies of being a pint-sized Robin Hood, which I definitely wasn’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 don’t think Kmart actually sells bourbon, but I’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. There are three animation styles available for the overlay that can be altered in the config file.Dear Word Detective: I was wondering if there was any relation between the word “quiver” as a holster for arrows and “quiver” as a shaking of the body from being scared or cold. You can switch which arrows will be used as your ammo by pressing + or - to move your selection forward or backward. When a Quiver is equipped, an overlay will be displayed at top of your screen to show the contents of the Quiver. The button in the middle will empty your Quiver of all arrows at once and move them to your personal inventory.Īs stated above, each Quiver can hold 4 stacks of 16 arrows, totalling 64 arrows per Quiver. Alternatively, you can also shift-click on an arrow stack in your inventory to fill as many Quiver inventory slots as possible. The Quiver GUI allows you to place arrows into your Quiver by dragging them into the empty inventory slots. Right-click while holding a Quiver in your hand to open the Quiver GUI (seen to the right). Quivers are dye-able, though it is a 2-step process. Quivers can hold up to four stacks of 16 arrows, allowing for a total of 64 arrows per Quiver! Additionally, differing types of arrows can be held in the same Quiver, so long as they are in separate stacks. Quivers are a special type of ammo storage for Bows in the Better Archery mod. This section is part of the Better Archery mod by Zaggy1024 Quiver (Better Archery)
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