shoulder hitter (sholderhit"er)

One who hits from the shoulder; one who in boxing delivers a blow with the full weight of his body; hence, a pugilist; a bully; a rough. [Colloq., U. S.] A band of shoulder - hitters and ballot-box stuffers. New York Tribune , Sept. 30, 1858. shouldering (shōl'der-ing), n. [Verbal n. of shoulder, v.] 1. The act of pushing or crowding with the shoulder or shoulders. Some thought to raise themselves to high degree By riches and unrighteous reward; Some by close should ring ; some by flatteree. Spenser, F. Q., II. vii. 47. Those shoulderings aside of the weak by the strong, which leave so many "in shallows and in miseries." H. Spencer , Pop. Sci. Mo., XXV. 151. 2. A shoulder; a sloping projection or bank. When there is not a kerb there should be a shouldering of sods and earth on each side to keep the road materials in place, and to form with the finished surface the water tables or side channels in which the surface drainage is collected. Encyc. Brit., XX. 583. 3. In slating, a bed of haired lime placed beneath the upper edge of the smaller and thicker sorts of slates, to raise them and aid in making the joints water-tight.