shiver me timbers
A sarcastic remark indicating that the speaker is not scared.
shiver
UK /ˈʃɪvɚ/ US /ˈʃɪvɚ/
noun 8verb 3name 1
Definitions
verb
1
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
They stood outside for hours, shivering in the frosty air.
The man that shivered on the brink of sin, / Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in.
2
To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
noun
1
The act of shivering.
A shiver went up my spine.
But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
2
A bodily response to early hypothermia.
noun
1
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
2
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
3
A thin slice; a shive.
a shiver of their own loaf
4
A variety of blue slate.
5
A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
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