See Also: shelf(medicine)
shelf(dictionary)
shelf(dictionary)
off-the-shelf(dictionary)
shelf(2)(dictionary)
shelf(1)(dictionary)
Shelf registration(finance)
Shelf offering(finance)
Off the shelf company(finance)
Shelf Corporation(law)

shelf(2) (iou)



shelf noun2. . M16.

A sandbank in the sea or a river making the water shallow and hazardous to shipping. Also, a submerged ledge of rock.
? Very common until c 1750.
shelfy adjective2 having many sandbanks lying near the surface of the water L16.