Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Shelving

Shelving , adjective

Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. — Addison
Shelving arches. — Shakespeare

Shelving , noun

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.