shewer (ew as o)

[Eng. shew; -er.] 1. Ord . Lang .: One who shows. 2. Scots Law : A person named by the court in jury cases, usually on the suggestion of the parties, to accompany the six viewers when a view is allowed. [VIEWER.] shews, s. [Etym. doubtful.) (See extract.) "And other trees which demand most attention shall be covered with a substance called shews , being the refuse of a flaxmill."- Scott : Prose Works (1843), xxi. 142. shêy-tan, s. [Arab.] A Mohammedan name for the devil, or a devil. shi-ah, s. [SHIITE.]