Shore — Defs

01 imp. imp. of Shear.

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imp. of Shear. See: Shear

02 n. A sewer.

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A sewer.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

03 n. A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a b…

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A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.

04 v. t. To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up; as, to shore up a building.

imp. & p. p. Shored; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoring

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To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up; as, to shore up a building.

05 n. The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river.

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The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river.
“Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore.” — Shak.

“The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.” — Spenser.

Phrases & compounds

In shore — near the shore.

On shore — See under On.

Shore birds — a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore.

Shore crab — any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California.

Shore lark — a small American lark (Otocoris alpestris) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also horned lark.

Shore plover — a large-billed Australian plover (Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc.

Shore teetan — the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus).

06 v. t. To set on shore.

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To set on shore.[Obs.]