A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
- n. One-storeyed usu. Wooden structure for storage or shelter, or as a workshop. [from *shade]
- v. (-dd-; past and past part. Shed) 1 let, or cause to, fall off (trees shed their leaves).
- take off (clothes).
- reduce (an electrical power load) by disconnection etc.
- cause to fall or flow (shed blood; shed tears).
- disperse, diffuse, radiate (shed light).
- get rid of (ibm are shedding 200 jobs; shed your inhibitions). shed light on help to explain. [old english]
SHES
contr. - she is.
- she has.
SHEW
archaic var. Of *show.
SHIM
—n. Thin wedge in machinery etc. To make parts fit. —v. (-mm-) fit or fill up with a shim. [origin unknown]
SHIN
—n. - front of the leg below the knee.
- cut of beef from this part. —v. (-nn-) (usu. Foll. By up, down) climb quickly by clinging with the arms and legs. [old english]
SHIP
suffix forming nouns denoting: 1 quality or condition (friendship; hardship).
- status, office, etc. (authorship; lordship).
- tenure of office (chairmanship).
- specific skill (workmanship).
- members of a group (readership). [old english]
- —n. - large seagoing vessel.
- us aircraft.
- spaceship. —v. (-pp-) 1 put, take, or send away in a ship.
- a take in (water) over a ship's side etc. B lay (oars) at the bottom of a boat. C fix (a rudder etc.) In place.
- a embark. B (of a sailor) take service on a ship.
- deliver (goods) to an agent for forwarding. ship off send away.
SHIT
coarse slang —n. - faeces.
- act of defecating.
- contemptible person.
- nonsense. —int. Exclamation of anger etc. —v. (-tt-; past and past part. Shitted, shat or shit) defecate or cause the defecation of (faeces etc.). [old english]
SHOD
past and past part. Of *shoe.
SHOE
—n. - protective foot-covering of leather etc., esp. One not reaching above the ankle.
- protective metal rim for a horse's hoof.
- thing like a shoe in shape or use.
- = *brake shoe. —v. (shoes, shoeing; past and past part. Shod) 1 fit (esp. A horse etc.) With a shoe or shoes.
- (as shod adj.) (in comb.) Having shoes etc. Of a specified kind (roughshod). be in a person's shoes be in his or her situation, difficulty, etc. [old english]
SHOO
—int. Exclamation used to frighten away animals etc. —v. (shoos, shooed) 1 utter the word ‘shoo!’.
- (usu. Foll. By away) drive away by shooing. [imitative]
