shelving

[ shel-ving ]
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noun
  1. material for shelves.

  2. shelves collectively.

Origin of shelving

1
First recorded in 1625–35; shelve1 + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for shelving

shelving

/ (ˈʃɛlvɪŋ) /


noun
  1. material for making shelves

  2. a set of shelves; shelves collectively

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