Defn: Wavering; unsettled; inconstant. [Obs.] Holland.
SHITTLECOCK
Shit"tle*cock`, n.
Defn: A shuttlecock. [Obs.]
SHITTLENESS
Shit"tle*ness, n.
Defn: Instability; inconstancy. [Obs.]
The vain shittlenesse of an unconstant head. Baret.
SHIVE
Shive, n. Etym: [See Sheave, n.]
1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak.
2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.
3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.
SHIVER
Shiv"er, n. Etym: [OE. schivere, fr. shive; cf. G. schifer a
splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a slate.
See Shive, and cf. Skever.]