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7. (Zo\'94l.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank , or knot; the yellow shank , or tattler ; -- called also shanks .

8. pl. Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.

Shank painter (Naut.) , a short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage. -- To ride shank's mare , to go on foot; to walk.

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Shank , v. i. To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off .

Darwin.

Shankbeer <Xpage=1323>

Shank"beer` (?) , n. See Schenkbeer .

Shanked <Xpage=1323>

Shanked (?) , a. Having a shank.

Shanker <Xpage=1323>

Shank"er (?) , n. (Med.) See Chancre .

Shanny <Xpage=1323>

Shan"ny (?) , n. ; pl. Shannies (#) . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) The European smooth blenny ( Blennius pholis ). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head.

Shan't <Xpage=1323>

Shan't (?) . A contraction of shall not . [Colloq.]

Shanty <Xpage=1323>

Shan"ty (?) , a. Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]

Shanty <Xpage=1323>

Shan"ty , n. ; pl. Shanties (#) . [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig . a house.] A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.

Shanty <Xpage=1323>

Shan"ty , v. i. To inhabit a shanty.

S. H. Hammond.

Shapable <Xpage=1323>

Shap"a*ble (?) , a. 1. That may be shaped.

2. Shapely. [R.] "Round and shapable ."

De Foe.

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Shape (?) , v. t. [ imp . Shaped (#) ; p. p. Shaped or Shapen (#) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shaping .] [OE. shapen , schapen , AS. sceapian . The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan , scyppan , sceppan , p. p. sceapen . See Shape , n. ] 1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. li. 5.

Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. Prior.

2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel .

To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor spead nor art avail, he shapes his course. Denham.

Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acqire, And shape my foolishness to their desire. Prior.

3. To image; to conceive; to body forth.

Oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not. Shak.

4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.

When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to point. Chaucer.

Shaping machine . (Mach.) Same as Shaper . -- To shape one's self , to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]

I will early shape me therefor. Chaucer.

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Shape (?) , v. i. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. [R.]

Shak.

Shape <Xpage=1323>

Shape , n. [OE. shap , schap , AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan , scyppan , sceppan , to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. gi skeppian , OFries. skeppa , D. scheppen , G. schaffen , OHG. scaffan , scepfen , skeffen , Icer. skapa , skepja , Dan. skabe , skaffe , Sw. skapa , skaffa , Goth. ga skapjan , and perhaps to E. shave , v. Cf. -ship .] 1. Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape .

He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman. Shak.

2. That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being.

Before the gates three sat, On either side, a formidable shape . Milton.

3. A model; a pattern; a mold.

4. Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality.

Milton.

5. Dress for disguise; guise. [Obs.]

Look better on this virgin, and consider This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing In a Greekish dress. Messinger.

6. (Iron Manuf.) (a) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar. (b) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.

To take shape , to assume a definite form. <-- in shape, having a good muscle tone; healthy. Get into shape, to exercise so as to acquire a good muscle tone. -->

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Shape"less , a. Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to shapely . -- Shape"less*ness , n.

The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. Pope.

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Shape"li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being shapely.

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Shape"ly , a. [ Compar. Shapelier (?) ; superl. Shapeliest .] 1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.

T. Warton.

Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope.

Where the shapely column stood. Couper.

2. Fit; suitable. [Obs.]

Shaply for to be an alderman. Chaucer.

Shaper <Xpage=1323>

Shap"er (?) , n. 1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes .

The secret of those old shapers died with them. Lowell.

2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object. Specifically; (a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank. (b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc.

Shapoo <Xpage=1323>

Sha"poo (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The o\'94rial.

Shard <Xpage=1323>

Shard (?) , n. A plant; chard. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Shard <Xpage=1323>

Shard , n. [AS. sceard , properly a p. p. from the root of scearn to shear, to cut; akin to D. schaard a fragment, G. scharte a notch, Icel. skar<?/ . See Shear , and cf. Sherd .] [Written also sheard , and sherd .] 1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail.

Shak.

The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board. E. Arnold.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The hard wing case of a beetle.

They are his shards , and he their beetle. Shak.

3. A gap in a fence. [Obs.]

Stanyhurst.

4. A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.]

Spenser.

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Shard"-borne` (?) , a. Borne on shards or scaly wing cases. "The shard-borne beetle."

Shak.

Sharded <Xpage=1323>

Shard"ed , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having elytra, as a beetle.

Shardy <Xpage=1323>

Shard"y (?) , a. Having, or consisting of, shards.

Share <Xpage=1323>

Share (?) , n. [OE. schar , AS. scear ; akin to OHG. scaro , G. schar , pflug shar , and E. shear , v. See Shear .] 1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed.

Knight.

Share <Xpage=1323>

Share , n. [OE. share , AS. scearu , scaru , fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear , v. ] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence .

2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame."

Dryden.

3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares .

4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.]

Holland.

To go shares , to partake; to be equally concerned. -- Share and share alike , in equal shares.

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Share , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shared (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharing .] 1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.

Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift.

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2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another .

While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton.

3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.]

The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden.

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Share (?) , v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.

A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke.

Sharebeam <Xpage=1324>

Share"beam` (?) , n. The part of the plow to which the share is attached.

Sharebone <Xpage=1324>

Share"bone` (?) , n. (Anat.) The public bone.

Sharebroker <Xpage=1324>

Share"bro`ker (?) , n. A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.

Shareholder <Xpage=1324>

Share"hold`er (?) , n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.

Sharer <Xpage=1324>

Shar"er (?) , n. One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer.

Sharewort <Xpage=1324>

Share"wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) A composite plant ( Aster Tripolium ) growing along the seacoast of Europe.

Shark <Xpage=1324>

Shark (?) , n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. <?/<?/<?/, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. Shark , v. t. & i .); cf. Corn . scarceas .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.

&hand; Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera Carcharhinus , Carcharodon , and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias, &or; Rondeleti ) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ( Carcharhinus glaucus ) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ( Charcarodon Atwoodi ) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of C. carcharias . The dusky shark ( Carcharhinus obscurus ), and the smaller blue shark ( C. caudatus ), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes.

2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]

3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark . [Obs.]

South.

Baskin shark , Liver shark , Nurse shark , Oil shark , Sand shark , Tiger shark , etc. See under Basking , Liver , etc. See also Dogfish , Houndfish , Notidanian , and Tope . -- Gray shark , the sand shark. -- Hammer-headed shark . See Hammerhead . -- Port Jackson shark . See Cestraciont . -- Shark barrow , the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. -- Shark ray . Same as Angel fish (a) , under Angel . -- Thrasher shark, &or; Thresher shark , a large, voracious shark. See Thrasher . -- Whale shark , a huge harmless shark ( Rhinodon typicus ) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.

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Shark , v. t. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. shark , n., or perhaps related to E. shear (as hearken to hear ), and originally meaning, to clip off. Cf. Shirk .] To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. [Obs.]

Shak.

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Shark , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sharked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharking .] 1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. Bp. Earle.

2. To live by shifts and stratagems.

Beau & Fl.

Sharker <Xpage=1324>

Shark"er (?) , n. One who lives by sharking.

Sharking <Xpage=1324>

Shark"ing , n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.

Sharock <Xpage=1324>

Shar"ock (?) , n. An East Indian coin of the value of 12<frac12/ pence sterling, or about 25 cents.

Sharp <Xpage=1324>

Sharp (?) , a. [ Compar. Sharper (?) ; superl. Sharpest .] [OE. sharp , scharp , scarp , AS. scearp ; akin to OS. skarp , LG. scharp , D. scherp , G. scharf , Dan. & Sw. skarp , Icel. skarpr . Cf. Escarp , Scrape , Scorpion .] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. Shak.

2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.

3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.

4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone . (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C&sharp;), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C . (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp ; that instrument is sharp . Opposed in all these senses to flat .

5. Very trying to the feelings; pierching; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air .

Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak.

The morning sharp and clear. Cowper.

In sharpest perils faithful proved. Keble.

6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke . "That sharp look."

Tennyson.

To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us. Shak.

Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. Dryden.

7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment .

Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want. Addison.

Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye<?/ arrived at clear and distinct ideas. L. Watts.

8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite .

9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp contest of battle."

Milton.

A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.

10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.

The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. Swift.

11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand .

Moxon.

12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve .

13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p , k , t , f ; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.

&hand; Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp -cornered, sharp -edged, sharp -pointed, sharp -tasted, sharp -visaged, etc.

Sharp practice , the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. -- To brace sharp , &or; To sharp up (Naut.) , to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind.

Syn. -- Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.

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Sharp (?) , adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

M. Arnold.

The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. Chaucer.

You bite so sharp at reasons. Shak.

2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp . [Colloq.]

Look sharp , attend; be alert. [Colloq.]

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Sharp , n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.]

If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps , gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. Collier.

2. (Mus.) (a) The character [&sharp;] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. Shak .

3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.]

C. Kingsley.

4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts , betweens , and sharps .