SHEEPISH. Bashful. A sheepish fellow; a bashful or shamefaced fellow. To cast a sheep's eye at any thing; to look wishfully at it.
SHEEPSKIN FIDDLER. A drummer.
SHELF. On the shelf, i.e. pawned.
SHERIFF'S JOURNEYMAN. The hangman.
SHERIFF'S BALL. An execution. To dance at the sheriff's ball, and loll out one's tongue at the company; to be hanged, or go to rest in a horse's night-cap, i.e. a halter.
SHERIFF'S BRACELETS. Handcuffs.
SHERIFF'S HOTEL. A prison.
SHERIFF'S PICTURE FRAME. The gallows.
TO SHERK. To evade or disappoint: to sherk one's duty.
TO SHERRY. To run away: sherry off.