An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Shore, s. Debt.
Godly Sangs.

To SHORE, v. a.
1. To threaten.
V. [Schor], v.
2. To offer, S. O.
Burns.

SHORT, adj. Laconic and tart, S.
R. Bruce.

SHOT, s.
1. A stroke or move in play, S.
Graeme.
2. Aim, object in view.
Baillie.

SHOT, s. To begin new shot, new bod, to begin any business de novo, S. B.

SHOT. To come shot, to succeed, S.

Teut. schot, proventus.

Gl. Shirr.

SHOT, s. Shot of ground, plot of land, Loth.

Su. G. skoet, angulus.