||Shak"u*do" (?), n. [Jap.] An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black.
Shaps (?), n. pl. [Shortened fr. chaparajos. Cf. Chaps.] Chaparajos. [Western U. S.]
A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.
The Century.
Shas"ta (?), n. A mountain peak, etc., in California.
Shasta daisy. A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.
Shasta fir. A Californian fir (Abies shastensis).
Shasta Sam. (Card Playing) A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from is turned face down.
Shear steel. See under Shear.
Shed, n. (Aëronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
Shell (?), n. 1. Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell; specif.: (a) (Fireworks) A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained. (b) (Oil Wells) A torpedo.