Defn: Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc. Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
SHAKO
Shak"o, n. Etym: [Hung. csákó: cf. F. shako, schako.]
Defn: A kind of military cap or headress.
SHAKUDO
Shak"u*do", n. [Jap.]
Defn: An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black.
SHAKY
Shak"y, a. [Compar. Shakier; superl. Shakiest.]
1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. Thackeray.
2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. Gwilt.
3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]
SHALE
Shale, n. Etym: [AS. scealy, scalu. See Scalme, and cf. Shell.]