Webster's Dictionary 1913

4483

Shoddy (2)

Shod″dy, a. Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.S...

4484

Shoddy (3)

Shod″dy (?), n. [Perh. akin to Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to shed, and E. Shed a parting, separation, Shode a parting.] F...

4485

Shoddy fever

Shoddy fever. (Med.) A febrile disease characterized by dyspnœa and bronchitis caused by inhaling dust.

4486

Shoddyism

Shod″dy‐ism (?), n. The quality or state of being shoddy. See the Note under Shoddy, n.

4487

Shode

Shode (?), n. [AS. scāde, fr. sceádan. See Shed, v. t.] 1. The parting of the hair on the head.Full straight and even lay his jolly shode. Chaucer.2. The top of the head; the he...

4488

Shode (2)

{ Shode, Shod″ing }. See Shoad, Shoading.

4489

Shoder

Sho″der (?), n. A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating.

4490

Shoe

Shoe (?), n.; pl.Shoes (#), formerlyShoon (#), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc�h, sceóh; akin to OFries. sk�, OS. sk�h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk�r...

4491

Shoe (2)

Shoe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shod; p. pr. & vb. n.Shoeing.] [AS. sc�ian, sce�ian. See Shoe, n.] 1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a hors...

4492

Shoe (3)

Shoe (sho͞o), n. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.

4493

Shoebill

Shoe″bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large African wading bird (Balæniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valle...

4494

Shoeblack

Shoe″black′ (?), n. One who polishes shoes.

4495

Shoefly

Shoe″fly′ (?), n. 1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs.2. (Print.) In som...

4496

Shoehorn

{ Shoe″horn′, Shoe″ing–horn′ } (?), n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.2. Figuratively: (a) Anything b...

4497

Shoeless

Shoe″less, a. Destitute of shoes. Addison.

4498

Shoemaker

Shoe″mak′er (?), n. 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.2. (Zoöl.) (a) The threadfish. (b) The runner, 12.

4499

Shoemaking

Shoe″mak′ing, n. The business of a shoemaker.

4500

Shoer

Sho″er (?), n. One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses.

4501

Shog

Shog (?), n. [See Shock a striking.] A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse.

4502

Shog (2)

Shog, v. t. To shake; to shock.

4503

Shog (3)

Shog, v. i. [Cf. W. ysgogi to wag, to stir. Cf. Jog.] To jog; to move on. Beau. & Fl.

4504

Shoggle

Shog″gle (?), v. t. [See Shog, Joggle.] To joggle. Pegge.

4505

Shogun

Sho″gun (?), n. [Chin. tsiang kiÜn commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpat...

4506

Shogunate

Sho‐gun″ate (?), n. The office or dignity of a Shogun. [Written also Siogoonate.]

4507

Shola

Sho″la (?), n.(Bot.) See Sola.

4508

Shole

Shole (?), n. A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like.

4509

Shole (2)

Shole, n. See Shoal.