sheil, sheiling

Same as sheal2. shekarry (she-kar'i), n. See shikaree. shekel (shek'el), n. [Formerly also sicle ( grains), 14.5 grams (224 grains), 14.1 grams (218 grains), down to 13.5 grams (208 grains). The Hebrew shekel, at least under the Maccabees, was 14.1 grams. See also IMG:content-0839.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0840.png:[blocks in formation] Jefferson, Notes on Virginia (1788). shelduck (shel'duk), n . [Also shellduck , for orig. * sheld - duck , sheld (as in sheldrake ), + duck2.] 1. Same as sheldrake , 3.-2. The female of the sheldrake.-3. The red-breasted merganser, Mergus serr at or. Yarrell. [Local, Ireland.] shelf1 (shelf), n.; pl. shelves (shelvz). [ weigh from 212 to 220 grains. Half-shekels were struck in silver at the same date. 3. pl . Coins; coin; money. [Slang.] From their little cabinet-piano were evoked strains of enchanting melody by fingers elsewhere only to be bought by high-piled shekels . The Century, XL. 577. shekert, n. An obsolete form of checker1 . Shekinah, n. See Shechinah . sheld1t, n. An obsolete form of shield . sheld2 (sheld), a . and n. An obsolete or dialectal form of shold1 for shoall .