Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHACK'LE
SHACK'LE, n.
Stubble. [In Scotish, shag is the refuse of barley, or that which is not well filled, and is given to horses. The word shack then is probably from a root which signifies to break, to reject, or to waste, or it may be allied to shag and shake.]
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