Red-breasted Shoveler.—Size of a common duck. This species is sometimes taken in the decoys of Lincolnshire.—Bewick.
Shrewmouse, s. A mouse of which the bite was anciently supposed venomous.
Shrill, a. Sounding with a piercing, tremulous, or vibratory sound.
Shrimp, s. A small crustaceous vermiculated fish; a little wrinkled man, a dwarf.
Shrub, s. A small tree; spirit, acid, and sugar, mixed.
Shufflecap, s. A play at which money is shaken in a hat.
Shuttlecock, s. A cork stuck with feathers, and beaten backward and forward.
Shy, a. Cautious; keeping at a distance, unwilling to approach.
Sickly, a. Not healthy, disordered; faint, weak, languid.
Sidesaddle, s. A woman’s seat on horseback.