Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: SHED – SHEEP-STEAL-ER
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SHED, v.t.1 [pret. and pp. shed. Sax. scedan, to pour out. If s is a prefix, this word coincides in elements with D. gieten, to pour, to cast, G. giessen, Eng. gush. It coincides also in elements with shoot. See the Noun.]
- To cause or stiffer to flow out; as, to shed tears; to shed blood. The sun sheds light on the earth; the stars shed a more feeble light. This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. – Matth. xxvi.
- To let fall; to cast; as the trees shed their leaves in autumn; fowls shed their feathers; and serpents shed their skin.
- To scatter; to emit; to throw off; to diffuse; as, flowers shed their sweets or fragrance. [The peculiar sense of this word is to cast off something that belongs to the body, either a substance or a quality. Applied to animals and plants, it expresses a periodical casting off of a natural covering.]
SHED, v.t.2
To keep off; to prevent from entering; as a hut, umbrella or garment that sheds rain.
SHED'DER, n.
One that sheds or causes to flow out; as, a shedder of blood.
SHED'DING, n.
- That which is cast off.
- The act of casting off or out.
SHED'DING, ppr.
Effusing; causing to flow out; letting fall; casting; throwing off; sending out; diffusing; keeping off.
SHEEN, or SHEEN-Y, a. [Sax. scene, scen, bright. This is the old orthography of Shine, – which see.]
Bright; glittering; showy. Up rose each warrior bold and brave, / Glist'ring in filed steel and armor sheen. – Fairfax. [This word is used only in poetry.]
SHEEN, n.
Brightness; splendor. – Milton.
SHEEP, n. [sing. and plur. Sax. sceap, scep; G. schaf; D. schaap; Bohemian, skope, a wether.]
- An animal of the genus Ovis, which is among the most useful species that the Creator has bestowed on man, as its wool constitutes a principal material of warm clothing, and its flesh is a great article of food. The sheep is remarkable for its harmless temper and its timidity. The varieties are numerous.
- In contempt, a silly fellow. – Ainsworth.
- Figuratively, God's people are called sheep, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. – John x.
SHEEP-BITE, v.t. [sheep and bite.]
To practice petty thefts. [Not in use.] – Shak.
SHEEP-BIT-ER, n.
One who practices petty thefts. [Not in use.] – Shak.
SHEEP-COT, n. [sheep and cot.]
A small inclosure for sheep; a pen. – Milton.
SHEEP-FOLD, n. [sheep and fold.]
A place where sheep are collected or confined. – Prior.
SHEEP-HOOK, n. [sheep and hook.]
A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs of their sheep. – Bacon. Dryden
SHEEP-ISH, a.
- Like a sheep; bashful; timorous to excess; over-modest; meanly diffident. – Locke.
- Pertaining to sheep.
SHEEP-ISH-LY, adv.
Bashfully; with mean timidity or diffidence.
SHEEP-ISH-NESS, n.
Bashfulness; excessive modesty or diffidence; mean timorousness. – Herbert.
SHEEP-MAR-KET, n.
A place where sheep are sold.
SHEEP-MAS-TER, n. [sheep and master.]
A feeder sheep; one that has the care of sheep.
SHEEP'S-EYE, n. [sheep and eye.]
A modest, diffident look, such as lovers cast at their mistresses. – Dryden.
SHEEP-SHANK, n. [sheep and shank.]
Among seamen, a knot in a rope made to shorten it, as on a runner or tie. – Mar. Dict.
SHEEP'S-HEAD, n. [sheep and head.]
A fish caught on the shores of Connecticut and of Long Island, so called from the resemblance of its head to that of a sheep. It is esteemed delicious food.
SHEEP-SHEAR-ER, n. [sheep and shear.]
One that shears or cuts off the wool from sheep. – Gen. xxxviii.
SHEEP-SHEAR-ING, n.
- The act of shearing sheep.
- The time of shearing sheep; also, a feast made on that occasion. – South.
SHEEP-SKIN, n.
The skin of a sheep; or leather prepared from it.
SHEEP-STEAL-ER, n. [sheep and steal.]
One that steals sheep.