Shot, shot, adj. (Spens.) advanced in years.—n. a young pig. [Perh. pa.p. of shoot.]
Shot, shot, n. act of shooting: a marksman: a missile: flight of a missile, or the distance passed by it: small globules of lead: (gun.) solid projectiles generally: a small pellet, of which there are a number in one charge: range of shot, reach: one cast or set of fishing-nets: the act of shooting, one who shoots, a marksman: a plot of land, a square furlong: a stroke in billiards, &c.—v.t. to load with shot:—pr.p. shot′ting; pa.p. shot′ted.—ns. Shot′-belt, a belt with a pouch for carrying shot; Shot′-cart′ridge, a cartridge containing small shot; Shot′-gauge, an instrument for measuring the size of round-shot; Shot′-gun, a smooth-bore gun for small shot, a fowling-piece; Shot′-hole, a hole made by a shot or bullet: a blasting-hole ready for a blast; Shot′-of-a-cā′ble, a length of rope as it comes from the rope-walk; Shot′-pouch, a pouch for small shot.—adjs. Shot′-proof, proof against shot; Shot′ted, loaded with ball and powder: having a shot or weight attached.—ns. Shot′-tow′er, a place where small shot is made by dropping molten lead through a colander in rapid motion from a considerable height into water; Shot′-win′dow, a projecting window in the staircases of old Scotch wooden houses.—A bad shot, a wrong guess; A shot in the locker, a last reserve of money, food, &c.
Shot, shot, adj. having a changeable colour, chatoyant, as silk, alpaca, &c.
Shot, shot, n. a reckoning, a share of a tavern-bill, &c.—adj. Shot′-free (Shak.), exempted from paying one's share of the reckoning or of expense. [Scot.]
Shotten, shot′n, p.adj. (Shak.) having ejected the spawn: shooting out into angles: dislocated, as a bone. [From shoot.]
Shough, shok, n. (Shak.). Same as Shock, a dog.
Should, shood, pa.t. of shall. [A.S. sceolde, pa.t. of sceal; cf. Shall.]
Shoulder, shōl′dėr, n. the part of the trunk between the neck and the free portion of the arm or fore-limb, the region about the scapula: the upper joint of the foreleg of an animal cut for market: anything resembling the shoulder, a rising part, a prominence: that which sustains, support, the whole might or effort: the whole angle of a bastion between the face and flank.—v.t. to push with the shoulder or violently: to take upon the shoulder: to fashion with a shoulder or abutment.—v.i. to force one's way forward.—ns. Shoul′der-belt, a belt that passes across the shoulder; Shoul′der-blade, the broad, flat, blade-like bone (scapula) of the shoulder; Shoul′der-block, a pulley-block left nearly square at the upper end and cut away towards the sheave; Shoul′der-bone, the humerus, shoulder-blade; Shoul′der-clap′per (Shak.), one who claps another on the shoulder or uses great familiarity, a bailiff.—adj. Shoul′dered, having shoulders of a specified kind.—ns. Shoul′der-knot, a knot worn as an ornament on the shoulder, now confined to servants in livery; Shoul′der-piece, a strap passing over the shoulder and joining the front and back part of a garment; Shoul′der-slip, a sprain of the shoulder.—adjs. Shoul′der-slipped, Shoul′der-shot′ten (Shak.), having the shoulder-joint dislocated.—n. Shoul′der-strap, a strap worn on or over the shoulder: (U.S.) a narrow strap of cloth edged with gold-lace worn on the shoulder to indicate military and naval rank.—Shoulder-of-mutton sail, a kind of triangular sail of peculiar form, used mostly in boats, very handy and safe, particularly as a mizzen; Shoulder to shoulder, with hearty and united action or effort.—Give, Show, or Turn the cold shoulder (see Cold); Put, or Set, one's shoulder to the wheel, to give personal help heartily; With one shoulder, with one consent. [A.S. sculder, sculdor; Ger. schulter, Dut. schouder.]
Shout, showt, n. a loud and sudden outcry expressing strong emotion, or to attract attention.—v.i. to utter a shout: (slang) to order drink for others by way of treat.—v.t. to utter with a shout.—n. Shout′er.—adv. Shout′ingly. [Ety. unknown.]