Shift

shift, v. To change, alter; to transfer from one place or position to another; to put off or out of the way by some expedient to change (clothes): to dre in fresh clothes. — v. To vary from one point or direction to another, change about, move; to change one's occupation or principles; to change eve, term Tn, Ice SHILLALAH 529 one's clothes, esp. the under garments; to satisfy one's wants by changing; to resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose. —n. A turning from one thing to another; a change; an expedient tried in difficulty a temporary or deceitful expedient fraud; artifice; a trick to escape detection or evil; an under garment; esp., a woman's under garment; chemise. [ME. and D. sckiften, AS. scir'tan, to divide, change, Ic. skipta, to part, share, shift, change, skipti, a division, exchange, skifa, to cut in slices, also a slice; G. scheibe, a slice, disk, wheel, E. sheave, wheel of a pulley, skive, shear, shiver, a 8mall piece.] — To make shift. To contrive for the moment; to manage. — Sniffer, n. One who shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. — Sniffy, a. Full of or ready with shifts; fertile in expedients. — Shiffle , a. Characterized by failure, through negligence or incapacity, to provide for one's self, or to use means requisite for succe . — Shiffle ne , n. fihillalah, shil-la'la, -lelah, -le'la, n. A cudgel. [Name of a wood in Ireland, famous for oaks.]