{ Shel"tie (?), Shel"ty (?) }, n. A Shetland pony.
Shelve (?), v. t. 1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or
a library.
2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to
dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an
officer; to shelve a claim.
Shelve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shelved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shelving.]
[Perhapss originally from the same source as shallow, but influenced by
shelf a ledge, a platform.] To incline gradually; to be slopping; as,
the bottom shelves from the shore.
Shelv"ing, a. Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. Shak.
"Shelving arches." Addison.
Shelv"ing, n. 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.