SHORTWING
Short"wing`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.
SHORT-WITED
Short"-wit`ed, a.
Defn: Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
SHORY
Shor"y, a.
Defn: Lying near the shore. [Obs.]
SHOSHONES
Sho*sho"nes, n. pl.; sing. Shoshone (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians,
comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho into
Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied especially to the
Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.
SHOT
Shot,
Defn: imp. & p. p. Shoot.