A Shiver

1. A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
2. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A thin slice; a shive.
3. (geology) A variety of blue slate.
4. (nautical) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
6. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A spindle.