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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Shelve
  2. a. Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore.
  3. n. The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.
  4. n. The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.
  5. n. Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.
  6. Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak. "Shelving arches." Addison. 1. The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet. 2. The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim. 3. Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.
  7. Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak."Shelving arches." Addison.
  8. n:100 v hold back to a later time v place on a shelf