·adj Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse.
·- of <<Shoot>>. II. Shotten ·noun Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone. III. Shotten ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support. II. Shoulder ·noun The angle of a bastion inc...
See epaule ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj <<Bloodshot>>. ...
·adj Full of nooks, angles, or corners. ...
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...
A gutted herring dried for keeping. Metaphorically, a term of contempt for a lean lazy fellow. ...
A dinner given after a funeral, to those who have carried the corpse. ...
A bailiff, or member of the catch club. Shoulder-clapped; arrested. ...
A partner to a file. See file. ...
The military word of command to carry the musket vertically at the side of the body, and resting aga...
When a seaman forgets his craft, and gives his ship too little cable to ride by, she may be thrown a...
An arrest for debt; whence a bum bailiff is called a shoulder-clapper. ...
See epaule. ...
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...
A kind of triangular sail of peculiar form, used mostly in boats. It is very handy and safe, particu...