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SHACK'LED, pp. Tied; confined; embarrassed.
SHACK'LE, n. Stubble. [In Scotish, shag is the refuse of barley, or that which i...
SHACK, n. In ancient customs of England , a liberty of witer pasturage. In Norfo...
SHAB'BY, a. 1. Ragged; torn or worn to rags; as a shabby coat; shabby clothes. 2...
SHAB'BINESS, n. 1. Raggedness; as the shabbiness of a garment. 2. Meanness; palt...
SHAB'BILY, adv. [from shabby .] 1. Raggedly; with rent or ragged clothes; as, to...
SHAB v.i. To play mean tricks. In some parts of New England, it signifies to rej...
SE'ZIN, n . 1. In law , possession. Seizin is of two sorts, seizin in deed or fa...
SEXUAL'ITY, n. The state of being distinguished by sex.
SEX'UALIST, n. One who believes and maintains the doctrine of sexes in plants; o...
SEX'UAL, a. [from sex .] 1. Pertaining to sex or the sexes; distinguishing the s...
SEX'TUPLE, a. [Low L. sextuplus ; sex , six, and duplus , double.] 1. Sixfold; s...
SEX'TONSHIP, n. The office of a sexton.
SEX'TON, n. [contracted from sacristan , which see.] An under officer of the chu...
SEX'TILE, n. [ L . sextilis , from sex , six.] Denoting the aspect or position o...
SEX'TARY, n. [ L . sextarius .] A measure of a pint and a half. SEX'TARY , n. Th...