Shoddy, shod′i, n. (orig.) the waste arising from the manufacture of wool: now applied to the wool of old woven fabrics reduced to the state in which it was before being spun and woven, and thus fit for remanufacture: the inferior cloth made from this substance: worthless goods: (coll.) pretence, sham, vulgar and baseless assumption.—adj. made of shoddy: inferior, trashy: pretentious, sham, counterfeit: ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth.—n. Shodd′yism. [Shed, to part—A.S. sceádan, to part.]
Shoe, shōō, n. a covering for the foot, not coming above the ankle: a rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to keep it from injury: anything in form or use like a shoe:—pl. Shoes (shōōz).—v.t. to furnish with shoes: to cover at the bottom:—pr.p. shoe′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. shod.—ns. Shoe′-bill, the whalehead (Balæniceps); Shoe′black, one who blacks and cleans shoes or boots; Shoe′-black′ing, blacking for boots and shoes; Shoe′-boy, a boy who cleans shoes; Shoe′-brush, a brush for cleaning boots or shoes; Shoe′-buck′le, a buckle for fastening the shoe on the foot, by means of a latchet passing over the instep; Shoe′-hamm′er, a broad-faced hammer for pounding leather and for driving pegs, &c.; Shoe′horn, a curved piece of horn or metal used in putting on a shoe; Shoe′ing-horn, a shoehorn: (obs.) anything by which a transaction is facilitated; Shoe′-lace, a shoe-string; Shoe′-latch′et, a thong for holding a shoe, sandal, &c. on the foot; Shoe′-leath′er, leather for shoes: shoes or shoeing generally.—adj. Shoe′less, destitute of shoes.—ns. Shoe′maker, one whose trade or occupation is to make shoes or boots; Shoe′making; Shoe′-peg, a small peg of wood or metal for fastening different parts of a shoe together; Sho′er, one who furnishes shoes, a horse-shoer; Shoe′-stretch′er, a last having a movable piece for distending the leather of the shoe in any part; Shoe′-string, a string used to draw the sides of the shoe or boot together; Shoe′-tie, a cord or string for lacing a shoe: (Shak.) a traveller; Shoe′-work′er, one employed in a shoe-factory.—Another pair of shoes (coll.), quite a different matter; Be in one's shoes, or boots, to be in one's place; Die in one's shoes, to die by violence, esp. by hanging; Put the shoe on the right foot, to lay the blame where it rightly belongs. [A.S. sceó; Goth. skohs, Ger. schuh.]
Shog, shog, v.i. to shake, jog, move on, be gone.—v.t. to shake.—n. a jog, shock. [Celt., W. ysgogi, to wag, ysgog, a jolt.]
Shogun, shō′gōōn, n. the title of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army during the continuance of the feudal system in Japan.—adj. Shō′gunal.—n. Shō′gunate. [Jap.,—sho, to hold, gun, army.]
Shone, shon, pa.t. and pa.p. of shine.
Shoo, shōō, interj. off! away! to scare away fowls, &c.—v.i. to cry 'Shoo!'—v.t. to drive away by calling 'Shoo!' [Cf. Fr. chou, Gr. sou.]
Shook, shook, pa.t. of shake.
Shool, shōōl, v.i. to saunter about, to beg.
Shooldarry, shōōl-där′i, n. a small tent with steep sloping roof and low sides. [Hind.]
Shoon, shōōn, an old pl. of shoe.