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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shāf'flēr, n. p. 1212A hobbler; one who limps. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Shāft, n. p. 1212A body of a long, cylindrical shape; a stem, stalk, trunk, or the like; the cylindrical, column-shaped part of any thing. 2. Hence, the stem of an arrow, upon which the feather and head are inserted…Sháft'-bénd'er, n. p. 1212One who bends timber by steam and pressure. Simmonds.Shaft'ed, a. p. 1212Furnished with a shaft, or shafts; as, a shafted arch. 2. (Her.) Borne on a shaft; — applied to a spear-head.Shaft'-hŏrse, n. p. 1212The horse that works between the shafts of a carriage;—called also shafter. Craig.Sháft'ing, n. p. 1212Shafts taken collectively; a line of connected shafts.Shāft'man or Shāft'ment, n. p. 1212A span; a measure of about six inches. [Obs.] Ray.Shāg, n. p. 1212Coarse hair or nap, or rough, woolly hair. “True Whitney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.” Ray. 2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. 3. (Ornith.) The green cormorant (Phalacrocorax…Shāg, a. p. 1212Hairy; shaggy. [Obs.] Shak. Shag tobacco, a kind of strong, dark-colored tobacco, cut into fine threads, used both for chewing and smoking. Simmonds.Shāg, v. t. p. 1212To make rough or hairy. Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. J. Barlow. 2. To make rough or shaggy; to deform.Shāg'bärk, n. p. 1212(Bot.) (a.) A species of hickory; Carya alba;—so called from its shaggy bark;—called also shellbark. (b.) The nut of Carya alba; a hickory-nut. See HICKORY.Shăg'-ēared, a. p. 1212Having shaggy or rough ears. “A shag-eared villain.” Shak.Shāg'e'-bush, n. p. 1212A sackbut. 2. A harquebuse or hand-gun. Halliwell.Shāg'ged, a. p. 1212Rough with shag; shaggy. “By grots and caverns shagged with horrid shades.” Milton.Shăg'ged-ness or Shăg'gi-ness, n. p. 1212The state of being shagged or shaggy; roughness, with long, loose hair or wool.Shăg'g'y, a. p. 1212Rough with long hair or wool. About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. 2. Rough; rugged.Sha-green', v. t. p. 1212To chagrin. [Obs.] See CHAGRIN.Sha-green', n. p. 1212A kind of leather, prepared, without tanning, in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round pimples or granulations. This…Sha-green' or Sha-greened', a. p. 1212Made of the leather called shagreen.Shāh, n. p. 1212The king or monarch of Persia. [Also schah.]Shah-Nameh p. 1212A celebrated poem, being the most ancient poem in the modern Persian language. Brande.Shāik, n. p. 1212See SHEIK.Shāil, v. t. p. 1212To walk sidewise. [Obs. and low.] L’Estrange.Shāke, v. t. p. 1212To cause to move with quick vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. “As a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind.”…Shāke, v. i. p. 1212To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter. Under his burning wheels The steadfast empyrean shook throughout, All but the throne itself of God.…Shāke, n. p. 1212A vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and the other; a trembling or shivering; agitation. The great soldier's honor was composed of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.…Shāke'down, n. p. 1212A temporary substitute for a bed, as on chairs or on the floor; — derived, perhaps, originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. W. Scott.Shāke'-fōrk, n. p. 1212A fork for shaking hay; a pitch-fork. [Obs.]Shāk'en, a. p. 1212Cracked or split; as, shaken timber. See SHAKE, 2. Nor is the wood shaken or twisted, as those about Cape-town. Barrow.Shāk'er, n. p. 1212A person or thing that shakes or agitates; as, the shaker of the earth. 2. One of a sect of Christians, popularly so called from the agitations or movements in dancing which characterize their…Shāk'er-ism, n. p. 1212The principles of the Shakers.Shāk'e-speār'e-an, a. p. 1212Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works. [Written also Shakespearian, Shakspearean, Shakspearian, Shaksperean, Shaksperian.]Shāk'i-ness, n. p. 1212The state of being shaky.Shāk'/ō, n. p. 1212A kind of military cap.Shāk'y, a. p. 1212Full of shakes, slits, or clefts; not to be relied on for serviceable use; unsound; wanting in cohesion; as, shaky timber. Gwill. 2. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.…Shāle, v. t. p. 1212To take off the shell or coat of; to shell. Life, in its upper grades, was bursting its shell, or was shaling off its husk. I. Taylor.Shāle, n. p. 1212A shell or husk; a cod or pod. “The green shales of a bean.” Chapman. 2. (Geol.) A fine-grained rock, having a slaty structure. Dana.Shāll, v. i. p. 1212& auxiliary. [imp. SHOULD.] [A-S. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan, scealan, O. Sax. sculan, pres. scal, imp. scolde, Goth. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skulda, D. zullen…Shāl'īl, n. p. 1213A kind of twilled cloth, made at Angora, from the hair of the Angora goat. [Written also challis and chally. See CHALLY.] Simmonds.Shal-lōon’, n. p. 1213A certain kind of worsted stuff. In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. Swift.Shăl'lop, n. p. 1213(Naut.) A sort of large boat with two masts, and usually rigged like a schooner.Shal-lŏt’, n. p. 1213(Bot.) A bulbous plant resembling the garlic; eschalot; Allium ascalonicum.Shāl'lōw, a. p. 1213Not deep; having little depth; shoal. “Shallow brooks, and rivers wide.” Milton. 2. Slight; not deep; not of low, heavy, or penetrating sound. “The sound perfecter and not so shallow or jarring.”…Shăl'lōw, n. p. 1213A place where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a sand-bank; a shelf. “Dashed on the shallows of the moving sand.” Dryden. A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of…Shāl'lōw, v. t. p. 1213To make shallow. [Rare.] Herbert.Shăl'lōw-brāined, a. p. 1213Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. South.Shāl'lōw-ly, adv. p. 1213In a shallow manner; with little depth; superficially; simply.Shāl'lōw-ness, n. p. 1213The state of being shallow; want of depth; small depth; as, the shallowness of water, of a river, of a stream. 2. Superficialness of intellect; want of power to enter deeply into subjects; emptiness…Shāl'lōw-pāt'ed, a. p. 1213Weak in intellect; foolish.Shăl'lōw-sēarch'ing, a. p. 1213Searching superficially. Milton.Shălm, n. p. 1213Same as SHAWM. [Obs.] Knolles. Fosbrooke.Shāl'stōne, n. p. 1213(Min.) Tabular spar; scale-stone.Shălt p. 12132d person singular of shall; as, thou shalt not steal. See SHALL.Shāl'y, a. p. 1213Partaking of the qualities of shale.Shăm, n. p. 1213That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoints; delusion; imposture; feint; humbug. Believe who will the solemn sham, not I. Addison.Shăm, a. p. 1213False; counterfeit; pretended; as, a sham fight.Shăm, v. t. p. 1213To deceive expectation; to trick; to cheat; to delude with false pretenses. They find themselves fooled and shammed into conviction. L'Estrange. 2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition. We must have a…Shăm, v. i. p. 1213To make false pretences; to deceive; to feign; to impose. Wondering within himself whether those who lectured him were such fools as they professed to be, or were only shamming. Macaulay.Shā'man, n. p. 1213A priest of Shamanism; a wizard or conjurer in some northern Asiatic regions. Brande.Shā'man, a. p. 1213Of, or pertaining to, Shamanism.