·- of Shoot.
II. Shotten ·noun Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
III. Shotten ·noun Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring.
·adj <<Bloodshot>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Full of nooks, angles, or corners. ...
·adj Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse. ...
A thin meagre fellow. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
spoken of a wall in a bevil, and not at right angles with another wall. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A Shakspearian expression for a coast indented with bays; as in Henry V. Bourbon speaks contemptuous...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A gutted herring dried for keeping. Metaphorically, a term of contempt for a lean lazy fellow. ...