Shill, v. t. [Cf. Sheal.] To put under cover; to sheal. [Prov.ng.]
Brockett.
{ Shil*la"lah, Shil*le"lah } (?), n. An oaken sapling or cudgel; any
cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name
famous for its oaks. [Irish] [Written also shillaly, and shillely.]
Shil"ling (?), n. [OE. shilling, schilling, AS. scilling; akin to D.
schelling, OS. & OHG. scilling, G. schilling, Sw. & Dan. skilling,
Icel. skillingr, Goth. skilliggs, and perh. to OHG. scellan to sound,
G. schallen.] 1. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain
and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a
pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States
currency.
2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in
different States. It is not now legally recognized.
Many of the States while colonies had issued bills of credit which had
depreciated in different degrees in the different colonies. Thus, in
New England currency (used also in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida), after
the adoption of the decimal system, the pound in paper money was worth
only $3.333, and the shilling 16&?; cts., or 6s. to $1; in New York
currency (also in North Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan), the pound was
worth $2.50, and the shilling 12½ cts., or 8s. to $1; in Pennsylvania
currency (also in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland), the pound was
worth $2.70, and the shilling 13½ cts., or 7s. 6d. to $1; and in
Georgia currency (also in South Carolina), the pound was worth
$4.29&?;, and the shilling 21&?; cts., or 4s 8d. to $1. In many parts
of the country . . . the reckoning by shillings and pence is not yet
entirely abandoned. Am. Cyc.
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3. The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12&?;
cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note
under 2.
York shilling. Same as Shilling, 3.
{ Shill"-I-shall`-I (?), Shil"ly-shal`ly, } adv. [A reduplication of
shall I.] In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.
I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make
it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't,
I'll do 't.
Congreve.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner;
hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with
trifles.
She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing,
-- no shilly-shally in Kate.
De Quincey.
Shi"loh (sh\'b6l), n. [Heb. shlh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shlh to
rest.] (Script.) A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted
variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as "Rest."
Shi"ly (?), adv. See Shyly.
Shim (?), n. 1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the
ground, and clear it of weeds.
2. (Mach.) A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a
fit.
Shim"mer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shimmered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shimmering.] [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to scmian, scman, to
glitter, D. schemeren, G. schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. scma
a light, brightness, Icel. skma, Goth. skeima a torch, a lantern, and
E. shine. √157. See Shine, v. i.] To shine with a tremulous or
intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
The shimmering glimpses of a stream.
Tennyson.
Shim"mer, n. A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
TWo silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused . . . a trembling
twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet apartment.
Sir W. Scott.
Shim"mer*ing, n. A gleam or glimmering. "A little shimmering of a
light." Chaucer.