Shot samples. (Metal.) Samples taken for assay from a molten metallic mass pouring a portion into water, to granulate it.
Shoul"der, v. i. To push with the shoulder; to make one's way, as through a crowd, by using the shoulders; to move swaying the shoulders from side to side.
A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . came shouldering along together.
Kipling.
Shout (?), v. i. To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously; to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout, v. t. To treat (one) to something; also, to give (something) by way of treating. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout, n. A gratuitous entertainment, with refreshments or the like; a treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shrine (?), n. Short for Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
Shroff"age (?), n. A money dealer's commission; also, more commonly, the examination of coins, and the separation of the good from the debased.
Shrop"shire (?), n. [From Shropshire, country of England.] An English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts of the world.
Shuck, v. t. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; -- usually with off. [Colloq.]
"Shucking" his coronet, after he had imbibed several draughts of fire water.
F. A. Ober.
He had only been in Africa long enough to shuck off the notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west coast colony.
Pall Mall Mag.
Shunt"ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of Shunt. Specif.: vb. n. (a) (Railroads) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc. [British] (b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. [Great Britain]
Shunt valve. (Mach.) A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a supplementary control.
Shunt winding. (Elec.) A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; -- opposed to series winding. -- Shunt"-wound` (#), a.
Shut"ter, n. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera for opening and closing to expose the plate.
Shy (?), a. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players. [Slang]
Side"-chain` the`o*ry. (Physiol. Chem.) A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex. Complex molecules react with one another through certain of their side chains, but only when these side chains have a definite correspondence in structure (this account for the specific action of antitoxins).
Side"flash` (?), n. (Elec.) A disruptive discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (as lightning) and neighboring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
Side line. 1. (a) A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing. (b) Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
2. (a) A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside from one's regular occupation. (b) A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a main road. [Canada]
Side"-slip`, v. i. See Skid, below.
Side slip. See Skid, below.
Side"track` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.] 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.
2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of the census of school children.
Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Sie"mens-Mar"tin steel (?). See Open-hearth steel, under Open.
Si"lenc*er (?), n. One that silences; specif.: (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine. (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires. (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
Silk"-stock`ing, a. Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn chiefly by the luxurious or aristocratic); hence, elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious; - - chiefly applied to men, often by way of reproach.
[They] will find their levees crowded with silk- stocking gentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers.
Jefferson.
Si*lun"dum (?), n. [Trade name] A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace, possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance, and not subject to oxidation below 2880° F., or 1600° C.
Sil"ver cer*tif"i*cate. A certificate issued by a government that there has been deposited with it silver to a specified amount, payable to the bearer on demand. In the United States and its possessions, it is issued against the deposit of silver coin, and is not legal tender, but is receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues.
Sil"ver*ite (?), n. One who favors the use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard; -- so called by those who favor the gold standard. [Colloq. or Cant]
Silver State. Nevada; -- a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
Sil"vics (?), n. 1. The science treating of the life of trees in the forest.