Shields

(North), a seaport in N orthum< | berland, on the river Tyne, near. its mouth, | with a market on Wednesday. It has. wide | ae SHI. 4tid airy streets in every direction, and, with | South Shields on the opposite side of the river, ‘may be deemed the port of Newcastle, for the | largest ve els are stationed here to take in their _Jading, which is brought down in barges and Jighters. It extends to Tyne mouth on the E. and many elegant detached mansions are erected in the neighbourhood. ‘The number of inha- _ bitants in 1801 was 7280. Itis seven miles E. by N. of Newcastle, and 276 N. by W. of London. - Lon. 1.4 W. Lat. 54. 58.N. SurEeLps (South), a town in the county of | Durham, on the river Tyne, opposite North Shields, with which place it enjoys ail the ad- | vantages of trade and commerce in common with | Newcastle. It consists principally of one nar- Yow street, two miles in length, with an open square near the middle. Many trading ve els are built here, and it has very considerable salt works, and several gla works. ‘The number of inhabitants in 1801 was 8103. It is 19 miles N.N.E. of Durham, and 275 N, by W. _ of London. | To SHIFT. v. n.(skitpa, Runic, to change.) 1. To change place (/Yoodw.’. 2. To change; to give place to other things (Locke). 3. To change clothes, particularly the linen ( Young). 4. To find some expedient; to act or live though with difficulty (Daniel). 5. To practise indirect methods (Raleigh). 6. To take some method for safety (L’ Estrange). Surt.v. a. 1. To change; to alter (Sw2/). ®. To transfer from: place to place (Tu er). 8. To put by some expedient out of the way (Bacon). 4. To change in position (Raleigh). 5. To change, as clothes (Shakspeare). 6. 'To dre in fresh clothes (Shakspeare). 7. To | Surrr off. To defer; to put away by some expedient (Rogers). Suirt. s. (from the verb.) 1. Expedient’ found or used with difficulty; difficult means’ (More). 2. Indirect expedient; mean refuge; Jast resource (Bacon), 3. Fraud; artifice; $tratagem (Denham). 4. Evasion; elusory practice (South). 5. A woman’s under linen, Suirt, in music. That motion of the hand along the finger-board of a violin, violoncello, _ . nece ary to the execution of pa ages the notes of which, in point of gravity or acutene , lie at a considerable distance from each ether.’ SHVFTER. s. (from shift.) One who plays tricks; a man of artifice (Miléon). 681