Shrag"ger (?), n. One who lops; one who trims trees. [Obs.] Huloet.
Shram (?), v. t. [Cf. Shrink.] To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold;
to benumb. [Prov. Eng.]
Shrank (?), imp. of Shrink.
{ Shrap (?), Shrape (?), } n. [Cf. Scrap, and Scrape.] A place baited
with chaff to entice birds. [Written also scrap.] [Obs.] Bp. Bedell.
Shrap"nel (?), a. Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented
by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell;
shrapnel shells, collectively.
Shrapnel shell (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon, consisting of a
shell filled with bullets and a small bursting charge to scatter them
at any given point while in flight. See the Note under Case shot.
Shred (?), n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. screáde; akin to OD. schroode,
G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjoðr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf.
Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.] 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a
strip. "Shreds of tanned leather." Bacon.