Defn: A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
6. Etym: [Perh. a different word.]
Defn: A shoat; a young hog.
SHOOTER
Shoot"er, n.
1. One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
2. That which shoots. Specifically: (a) A firearm; as, a five-shooter. [Colloq. U.S.] (b) A shooting star. [R.]
SHOOTING
Shoot"ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
2. A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.
3. A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.