shoalIness

[Eng.shoaly; -ne .] The quality or state of being shoaly or of abounding in shoals; shallowne ; little depth of water; frequency of shallow places. shōal-ing, a. [Eng. shoal (2), s.; -ing.] Becom ing shallow by being filled up with shoals. *shōal-wise, adv . [Eng. shoal (1), s.; -wise .] In shoals or crowds. shōal-y, a. [English shoal (2), s.; y.] Full of shoals or shallows. "The to ing ve el sailed on shoaly ground." Dryden: Virgil's Eneid, v. 1,130. shöar, s. [SHORE (2), 8. ]