Chapter 1538

Even then she expressed her scorn for the lubbery executioner's mode of tying a knot, and did it herself in a shipshape orthodox manner. De Quincey.

Keep everything shipshape , for I must go Tennyson.

Shipshape <Xpage=1330>

Ship"shape` (?) , adv. In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.

Shipworm <Xpage=1330>

Ship"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See Teredo .

Shipwreck <Xpage=1330>

Ship"wreck` (?) , n. 1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.

2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts of such a ship; wreckage.

Dryden.

3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.

Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck . 1 Tim. 1. 19.

It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck . J. Morley.

Shipwreck <Xpage=1330>

Ship"wreck` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking .] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest.

Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break. Shak.

2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck; as, to shipwreck a business .

Addison.

Shipwright <Xpage=1330>

Ship"wright` (?) , n. One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

Shipyard <Xpage=1330>

Ship"yard` (?) , n. A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired.

Shiraz <Xpage=1330>

Shi*raz" (?) , n. A kind of Persian wine; -- so called from the place whence it is brought.

Shire <Xpage=1330>

Shire (?) , n. [AS. sc\'c6re , sc\'c6r , a division, province, county. Cf. Sheriff .] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wilt shire , York shire , Richmond shire , Hallam shire .

An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a county or shire . Blackstone.

2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. [U. S.]

&hand; Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of a county as a part of its name; as, York shire instead of York shire , or the shire of York; Berk shire instead of Berks shire . Such expressions as the county of Yorkshire , which in a strict sense are tautological, are used in England. In the United States the composite word is sometimes the only name of a county; as, Berkshire county , as it is called in Massachusetts, instead of Berks county , as in Pensylvania.

The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and Thames separate the counties of Northumberland, Durham, York shire , Lincoln shire , etc. Encyc. Brit.

Knight of the shire . See under Knight . -- Shire clerk , an officer of a county court; also, an under sheriff. [Eng.] -- Shire mote (Old. Eng. Law) , the county court; sheriff's turn, or court. [Obs.] Cowell . Blackstone . -- Shire reeve (Old Eng. Law) , the reeve, or bailiff, of a shire; a sheriff. Burrill . -- Shire town , the capital town of a county; a county town. -- Shire wick , a county; a shire. [Obs.] Holland .

Shirk <Xpage=1330>

Shirk (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shirked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirking .] [Probably the same word as shark . See Shark , v. t. ] 1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . . that shirk living from others, but time from Yourselves. Bp. Rainbow.

2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty .

The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties. Hare.

Shirk <Xpage=1330>

Shirk , v. i. 1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.

2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

One of the cities shirked from the league. Byron.

Shirk <Xpage=1330>

Shirk , n. One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor.

Shirker <Xpage=1330>

Shirk"er (?) , n. One who shirks.

Macaulay.

Shirky <Xpage=1330>

Shirk"y (?) , a. Disposed to shirk. [Colloq.]

Shirl <Xpage=1330>

Shirl (?) , a. Shrill. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Shirl <Xpage=1330>

Shirl , n. (Min.) See Schorl .

Shirley <Xpage=1330>

Shir"ley (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The bullfinch.

Shirr <Xpage=1330>

Shirr (?) , n. (Sewing) A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring , and gauging .

Shirred <Xpage=1330>

Shirred (?) , a. 1. (Sewing) Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred bonnet .

2. (Cookery) Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the fire; -- said of eggs.

Shirt <Xpage=1330>

Shirt (?) , n. [OE. schirte , sherte , schurte ; akin to Icel. skyrta , Dan. skiorte , Sw. skjorta , Dan. ski\'94rt a petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz , sch\'81rze , an argon; all probably from the root of E. short , as being originally a short garment. See Short , and cf. Skirt .] A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys.

Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts . Addison.

She had her shirts and girdles of hair. Bp. Fisher.

Shirt <Xpage=1330>

Shirt , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Shirted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shirting .] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.

Dryden.

Shirting <Xpage=1330>

Shirt"ing , n. Cloth, specifically cotton cloth, suitable for making shirts.

Shirtless <Xpage=1330>

Shirt"less , a. Not having or wearing a shirt.

Pope.

-- Shirt"less*ness , n.

Shist, Shistose <Xpage=1330>

Shist (?) , Shis*tose" (?) . See Shist , Schistose .

Shittah, Shittah tree <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tah (?) , Shit"tah tree` , n. [Heb. shitt\'beh , pl. shitt\'c6m .] A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal , which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color.

Shittim, Shittim wood <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tim (?) , Shit"tim wood` , n. The wood of the shittah tree.

Shittle <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tle (?) , n. [See Shuttle .] A shuttle. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Shittle <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tle , a. Wavering; unsettled; inconstant. [Obs.]

Holland.

Shittlecock <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tle*cock` (?) , n. A shuttlecock. [Obs.]

Shittleness <Xpage=1330>

Shit"tle*ness , n. Instability; inconstancy. [Obs.]

The vain shittlenesse of an unconstant head. Baret.

Shive <Xpage=1330>

Shive (?) , n. [See Sheave , n. ] 1. A slice; as, a shive of bread . [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Shak.

2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.

3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er (?) , n. [OE. schivere , fr. shive ; cf. G. schifer a splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a slate. See Shive , and cf. Skever .] 1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural. "All to shivers dashed."

Milton.

2. A thin slice; a shive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "A shiver of their own loaf."

Fuller.

Of your soft bread, not but a shiver . Chaucer.

3. (Geol.) A variety of blue slate.

4. (Naut.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.

5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.

6. A spindle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shivered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shivering .] [OE. schiveren , scheveren ; cf. OD. scheveren . See Shiver a fragment.] To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet .

All the ground With shivered armor strown. Milton.

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er , v. i. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.

There shiver shafts upon shields thick. Chaucer

The natural world, should gravity once cease, . . . would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. Woodward.

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er , v. i. [OE. chiveren , cheveren ; of uncertain origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter.] To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.

Prometheus is laid On icy Caucasus to shiver . Swift.

The man that shivered on the brink of sin, Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in. Creech.

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er , v. t. (Naut.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

Shiver <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er , n. The act of shivering or trembling.

Shiveringly <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er*ing*ly , adv. In a shivering manner.

Shiver-spar <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er-spar` (?) , n. [Cf. G. schiefer-spath .] (Min.) A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar .

Shivery <Xpage=1330>

Shiv"er*y (?) , a. 1. Tremulous; shivering.

Mallet.

2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.

Shoad <Xpage=1330>

Shoad (?) , n. [Cf. G. schutt rubbish.] (Mining) A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines. [Written also shode .]

Shoading <Xpage=1330>

Shoad"ing , n. (Mining) The tracing of veins of metal by shoads. [Written also shoding .]

Pryce.

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal (?) , n. [AS. scolu , sceolu , a company, multitude, crowd, akin to OS. skola ; probably originally, a division, and akin to Icel. skilja to part, divide. See Skill , and cf. School . of fishes.] A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass . "Great shoals of people."

Bacon.

Beneath, a shoal of silver fishes glides. Waller.

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Shoaled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoaling .] To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place .

Chapman.

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal , a. [Cf. Shallow ; or cf. G. scholle a clod, glebe, OHG. scollo , scolla , prob. akin to E. shoal a multitude.] Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water .

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal , n. 1. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow.

The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on the sides some shoals for the fish to lay their span. Mortimer.

Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor. Shak.

2. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal.

The god himself with ready trident stands, And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands, Then heaves them off the shoals . Dryden.

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal , v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals .

Shoal <Xpage=1330>

Shoal , v. t. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep .

Marryat.

Shoaliness <Xpage=1330>

Shoal"i*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being shoaly; little depth of water; shallowness.

Shoaling <Xpage=1330>

Shoal"ing , a. Becoming shallow gradually. "A shoaling estuary."

Lyell.

Shoaly <Xpage=1330>

Shoal"y (?) , a. Full of shoals, or shallow places.

The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. Dryden.

Shoar <Xpage=1330>

Shoar (sh&omac;r) , n. A prop. See 3d Shore .

Shoat <Xpage=1330>

Shoat (sh&omac;t) , n. A young hog. Same as Shote .

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Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock (?) , n. [OE. schokke ; cf. OD schocke , G. schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc , Sw. skok , and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis .] 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.

And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. Tusser.

Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks . Thomson.

2. [G. schock .] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , v. t. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye .

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , v. i. To be occupied with making shocks.

Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, Bind fast, shock apace. Tusser.

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG. scoc a swing, MHG. schoc , Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc a shock, collision, a dashin g or striking against, Sp. choque , It. ciocco a log. &root;161. Cf. Shock to shake.] 1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.

These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of tides and seas tempestuous. Blackmore.

He stood the shock of a whole host of foes. Addison.

2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event. "A shock of pleasure."

Talfourd.

3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.

4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.

Syn. -- Concussion , Shock . Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in use to matter, while shock is used also of mental states.

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shocked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking .] [OE. schokken ; cf. D. schokken , F. choquer , Sp. chocar . &root;161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog , Shake , Shock a striking, Shog , n. & v. ] 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.

Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Shak.

A shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. Sir W. Scott.

2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates .

Advise him not to shock a father's will. Dryden.

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , v. i. To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. "They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together."

De Quincey.

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , n. [Cf. Shag .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog .

2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair .

Shock <Xpage=1331>

Shock , a. Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair .

His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. Sir W. Scott.

Shockdog <Xpage=1331>

Shock"dog` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See 7th Shock , 1.

Shock-head <Xpage=1331>

Shock"-head` (?) , a. Shock-headed.

Tennyson.

Shock-headed <Xpage=1331>

Shock"-head`ed , a. Having a thick and bushy head of hair.

Shocking <Xpage=1331>

Shock"ing , a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.

The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker.

-- Shock"ing*ly , adv. -- Shock"ing*ness , n.

<-- Shock troops, a highly trained or seasoned group within an army used to spearhead a strong offensive action. -->

Shod <Xpage=1331>

Shod (?) , imp. & p. p. f Shoe .

Shoddy <Xpage=1331>

Shod"dy (?) , n. [Perhaps fr. Shed , v. t. ; as meaning originally, waste stuff shed or thrown off.] 1. A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo .

2. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy.