The god himself with ready trident stands, And opes the deep, and
spreads the moving sands, Then heaves them off the shoals.
Dryden.
Shoal, v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where
it shoals.
Shoal, v. t. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow
part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is
less deep. Marryat.
Shoal"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being shoaly; little depth
of water; shallowness.
Shoal"ing, a. Becoming shallow gradually. "A shoaling estuary." Lyell.
Shoal"y (?), a. Full of shoals, or shallow places.
The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground.
Dryden.
Shoar (shr), n. A prop. See 3d Shore.
Shoat (sht), n. A young hog. Same as Shote.
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Shock (?), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a heap, quantity,
threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap of hay,
Lith. kugis.] 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat,
rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from
twelve to sixteen; a stook.
And cause it on shocks to be by and by set.
Tusser.
Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks.
Thomson.
2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term
applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
Shock, v. t. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook;
as, to shock rye.
Shock, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks.
Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, Bind fast,
shock apace.
Tusser.
Shock, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG. scoc a swing,
MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc a shock, collision, a
dashing or striking against, Sp. choque, It. ciocco a log. √161.
Cf. Shock to shake.] 1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a
blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a
concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.
These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of tides and seas
tempestuous.
Blackmore.
He stood the shock of a whole host of foes.
Addison.
2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure
or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden
agitating or overpowering event. "A shock of pleasure." Talfourd.
3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body,
or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the
nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.
4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with
the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the
animal system, of electricity from a charged body.
Syn. -- Concussion, Shock. Both words signify a sudden violent shaking
caused by impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in use to
matter, while shock is used also of mental states.
Shock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE.
schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. √161. Cf.
Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.] 1. To
give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against
suddenly; to encounter with violence.
Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock
them.
Shak.