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| SHARPISH | | colloq. —adj. Fairly sharp. —adv. - fairly sharply.
- quite quickly. | |
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| SHEEPDIP | | n. Preparation or place for cleansing sheep of vermin by dipping. | |
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| SHEEPDOG | | n. - dog trained to guard and herd sheep.
- dog of a breed suitable for this. | |
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| SHEEPISH | | adj. Embarrassed or shy; ashamed. sheepishly adv. | |
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| SHEETING | | n. Material for making bed linen. | |
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| SHELDUCK | | n. (pl. Same or -s; masc. Sheldrake, pl. Same or -s) bright-plumaged wild duck. [probably from dial. Sheld pied, *duck1] | |
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| SHEPHERD | | —n. - (fem. Shepherdess) person employed to tend sheep.
- member of the clergy in charge of a congregation. —v. - a tend (sheep etc.). B guide (followers etc.).
- marshal or drive (a crowd etc.) Like sheep. [old english: related to *sheep, *herd] | |
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| SHERATON | | n. (often attrib.) Style of english furniture c.1790. [name of a furniture-maker] | |
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| SHETLAND | | pony n. Pony of a small hardy rough-coated breed. [shetland islands, nne of scotland] | |
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| SHILLING | | n. - hist. Former british coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound.
- monetary unit in kenya, tanzania, and uganda. [old english] | |
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