Sheriff

shSr'if, n. The chief officer of a shire county, to whom is intrusted the execution laws and of judicial writs and proce es, and preservation of the peace.— Sheriffalty, -al-tY, -wick, Shrievalty, shrev'al-tt, n. Office or jurisdiction of sheriff. SHlMMEB Sheet'- Sherry, shgr'rT, n. A strong, dry wine of a deep am- {Naut.)! ber color and aromatic odor, — so called from.A"e/-e.«, last refj near Cadiz, in Spain, where it is made. — Sher'rychief ■ cob'bler, n. An Ainer. drink, containing sherry, sugar, ice, etc., imbibed through a tube or straw. a Mo-, Shew, sho, Shewed, shod, Shewn, shon. See under SHOW. among Shibboleth, shib'bo-leth, n. A word used to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites: the miracu- Ephraimites, not being able to sound sh, pronounced of the I the word sibholeth: see Judges, xi. and xii.; that which distinguishes one party from another; usufishally, some peculiarity in things of little importance.