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SHEARMAN, n. sher'man . One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
SHE'ARER, n. One that shears; as a shearer of sheep.
SHE'ARED, pp. Clipped; deprived of woll, hair, nap.
SHEARD, n. A shard. [See Shard .]
SHE'ARBILL, n. [ shear and bill .] A fowl, the black skimmer or cut-water.
SHE'AR-WATER, n. A fowl. [ Larus niger .] A species of petrel, ( Procellaria puf...
SHEAR, v.t. pret. sheared ; pp. sheared or shorn. The old pret. shore is entirel...
SHEAL, to shell , not used.
SHEAF, n. plu. sheaves . [L. scopa, scopo .] 1. A quantity of the stalks of whea...
SHE'ADING, n. In the isle of Man, a riding, tithing or division, in which there ...
SHE, pronoun personal of the feminine gender. [ She is perhaps the Heb. a woman ...
SHAWM,
SHAWL, n. A cloth of wool, cotton, silk or hair, used by females as a loose cove...
SHAW, n. A thicket; a small wood. [ Local in England. In America not used .] SHA...
SHA'VING, ppr. Paring the surface with a razor or ather sharp instrument; making...
SHA'VER, n. 1. One that shaves or whose occupation is to shave. 2. One that is c...