Defn: To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.
SHILLY-SHALLY
Shil"ly-shal`ly, n.
Defn: Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing, - - no shilly-shally in Kate. De Quincey.
SHILOH Shi"loh (shi\'b6lo), n. Etym: [Heb. shiloh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shalah to rest.] (Script.)
Defn: A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as "Rest."
SHILY
Shi"ly, adv.
Defn: See Shyly.
SHIM
Shim, n.
1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.
2. (Mach.)