Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shoe, n. p. 1221A covering for the foot, usually of leather, composed of a thick species for the sole, and a thinner kind for the upper part; also, any thing resembling a shoe in form or use. Your hose should be…Shoe, v. t. p. 1221To furnish with shoes; to put shoes on; as, to shoe a horse or an ox; to shoe a sled or sleigh. 2. To cover at the bottom. “The small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver.”…Shoe'-black, n. p. 1221A person who cleans and blacks shoes or boots.Shee'-block, n. p. 1221(Naut.) A block with two sheaves, one above the other, one being horizontal, and the other perpendicular. Dana.Shoe'-boy, n. p. 1221A boy that blacks or cleans shoes or boots.Shoe'ing-hôrn, n. p. 1221A curved piece of horn used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. 2. Hence, any thing by which a transaction is facilitated; any thing used as a medium;—by way of contempt. Spectator.…Shoe'less, a. p. 1221Destitute of shoes. Caltrops very much incommoded the shoeless Moors. Addison.Shoe'-māk'er, n. p. 1221One whose occupation or trade is to make shoes and boots.Shoe'-păck, n. p. 1221A moccasin made of tanned leather, with the black side in. Simmonds.Shō'er, n. p. 1221One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes, as a farrier.Shoe'-stōne, n. p. 1221A sharpening stone used by shoe-makers and other workers in leather or similar materials. Simmonds.Shōe'-tīe, n. p. 1221A ribbon or string used for fastening a shoe to the foot.Shōg, n. p. 1221A shock; a violent concussion. [Obs.]Shōg, v. t. p. 1221To shake; to agitate; to shock. [Obs.]Shōg, v. i. p. 1221To jog; to move on. [Obs.]Shōg'ging, n. p. 1221Concussion. [Obs.] Harmar.Shŏg'gle, v. t. p. 1221To shake; to joggle. [Obs.] See JOGGLE. Pegge.Shōg'-trōt, n. p. 1221A jog-trot. See Jog.Shōle, n. p. 1221The same as SHOAL. [Obs.]Shōne or Shŏne, imp. & p. p. p. 1221of shine. See SHINE.Shōō, interj. p. 1221Begone; away;—used in scaring away fowls and other animals.Shōōk, imp. p. 1221of shake. See SHAKE.Shōok, n. p. 1221(Com.) (a.) A set of staves sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, and the like, trimmed and ready to be put together. (b.) A set of boards for a sugar-box.Shōok, v. t. p. 1221To pack, as staves, in a shook.Shōon p. 1221pl. of shoe. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Shōōt, v. t. p. 1221To let fly or cause to be driven with force, as an arrow or bullet;—followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object. If you please To shoot an arrow that self way. Shak. 2. To discharge…Shot pattern p. 1221in weaving, the effect produced by having all the warp threads of one color and all the weft of another.Shoot, v. i. p. 1221To perform the act of discharging, sending with force, or driving any thing by means of an engine or instrument;—said of the agent shooting; as, to shoot at a target or mark. The archers have sorely…Sho͞ot, n. p. 1221The act of propelling or driving any thing with violence; the discharge of a fire-arm or bowl; as, a good shoot. The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. Bacon. 2. The act of striking, or…Sho͞ot'er, n. p. 1221One who shoots; an archer; a gunner; a shot. 2. That which shoots; as, (a.) A fire-arm; as, a five-shooter. [U. S.] Bartlett. (b.) A shooting-star. [Rare.] Herbert.Shōōt'ing, n. p. 1222The act of discharging fire-arms, or of sending an arrow with force; a firing. 2. Sensation of a quick, glancing pain. 3. (Sportsmanship.) The act or practice of killing game with guns or fire-arms.Shōōt'ing-bōx, n. p. 1222A small house in the country for use in the shooting season. Prof. Wilson.Shoot'ing-iron, n. p. 1222A fire-arm. [U. S. Low.] Bartlett.Shōōt'ing-stär, n. p. 1222A star-like, luminous meteor, which, appearing suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky, and as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a few seconds, a luminous train.…Shōōt'ing-stĭck, n. p. 1222(Print.) A tapering piece of wood or iron, used by letter-press printers to drive up the quoins in the chase. Hansard.Shōōt'ress, n. p. 1222A female who shoots. [Obs.] That proud shootress scorned weaker game. Fairfax.Shōōt’y, a. p. 1222Of equal growth or size. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Shŏp, n. p. 1222A building in which goods, wares, drugs, &c., are sold by retail. 2. A building in which mechanics work. A tailor called me in his shop. Shak. Shop is often used in the formation of self-explaining…Shŏp, v. i. p. 1222To visit shops for purchasing goods.Shōp'-bōard, n. p. 1222A bench or board on which work is performed. [Rare.] South.Shŏp'-bōōk, n. p. 1222A book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts. Locke.Shōp'-boy, n. p. 1222A boy employed in a shop.Shŏp'-girl, n. p. 1222A girl employed in a shop.Shŏp'-keep'er, n. p. 1222A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail;—in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison.Shŏp'-lift'er, n. p. 1222One who steals any thing in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal.Shŏp'-lĭft'ing, n. p. 1222Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of any thing from a shop.Shŏp'-māid, n. p. 1222A young woman who serves in a shop; a shop-girl.Shŏp′-man, n. p. 1222A petty trader; a shop-keeper; a tradesman. 2. One who serves in a shop; a salesman.Shōp'per, n. p. 1222One who shops.Shōp'-shift, n. p. 1222The trick of a shop-keeper; deception. [Obs.] There's a shop-shift! plague on 'em. B. Jonson.Shōp'-walk'er, n. p. 1222An attendant in a shop who directs customers to the proper department for the goods they seek, and sees that they are attended to. Simmonds.Shŏp'-wom'an, n. p. 1222A woman employed in a shop.Shōr'age, n. p. 1222Duties on goods when landed.Shōre, imp. p. 1222of shear. [Obs.] This heard Geraint, and grasping at his sword, . . . Shore through the swarthy neck. Tennyson.Shōre, n. p. 1222The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as a sea or lake. The warlike Moor, Othello, is come on shore. Shak. Sea-shore (Law), the space between ordinary high-water mark and low-water…Shōre, n. p. 1222A prop, or timber, placed as a brace or support on the side of a building or other thing. [Also shoar.]Shōre, n. p. 1222A sewer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Shōre, v. t. p. 1222To support by a post or buttress; to prop;—usually with up; as, to shore up a building.Shōre, v. t. p. 1222To set on shore. [Obs.] Shak.Shōre'less, a. p. 1222Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent; as, a shoreless ocean.