Defn: See Sheik.
SHAIL Shail, v. i. Etym: [Cf. AS. sceolh squinting, Icel. skjagr wry, oblique, Dan. skele to squint.]
Defn: To walk sidewise. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
SHAITAN; SHEITAN
Shai"tan, Shei"tan, n. [Written also sheytan.] [Hind. shaitan, fr.
Ar. shaitsan.]
1. Among Mohammedans:
(a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.
(b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]
2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]
SHAKE
Shake,
Defn: obs. p. p. of Shake. Chaucer.
SHAKE
Shake, v. t. [imp. Shook; p. p. Shaken, (Shook, obs.); p. pr. & vb.
n. Shaking.] Etym: [OE. shaken, schaken, AS. scacan, sceacan; akin to
Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to depart, to flee. sq. root161. Cf.
Shock, v.]
1. To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. Rev. vi. 13. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels That shake heaven's basis. Milton.