An iron spear, of three or more points, for catching eels.
·vt To reap, as grain. II. Shear ·vi To deviate. ·see <<Sheer>>. III. Shear ·vt A shearing; — use...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to reap ; to shear wheat, oats, barley, &c. N ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·add. ·- ·see under <<Shear>>. ...
the remnant shall return ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
A remnant shall escape or return (i.e., to God), a symbolical name which the prophet Isaiah gave to ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A kind of sickle formerly applied to the yard-arms, for cutting the rigging of a vessel running on b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A sea-fowl, Puffinus anglorum. ...
See Three Crown Court. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.