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2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
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While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton.
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3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.]
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The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden.
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Share (?), v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
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A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke.
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Sharebeam (?), n. The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
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Sharebone (?), n. (Anat.) The public bone.
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Sharebroker (?), n. A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
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Shareholder (?), n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
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Sharer (?), n. One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer.
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Sharewort (?), n. (Bot.) A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe.
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Shark (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karcharias, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. karcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. , v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.
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☞ Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias or Carcharodon Rondeleti) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark (Carcharhinus glaucus) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast (Charcarodon Atwoodi) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of C. carcharias. The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and the smaller blue shark (C. caudatus), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes.
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2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]
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3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] South.
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Coloq. Baskin shark , Coloq. Liver shark , Coloq. Nurse shark , Coloq. Oil shark , Coloq. Sand shark , Coloq. Tiger shark , etc. See under , , etc. See also , , , and . -- Coloq. Gray shark , the sand shark. -- Coloq. Hammer-headed shark . See . -- Coloq. Port Jackson shark . See . -- Coloq. Shark barrow , the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. -- Coloq. Shark ray . Same as Angel fish (a), under . -- Coloq. Thrasher shark or Coloq. Thresher shark , a large, voracious shark. See . -- Coloq. Whale shark , a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth.
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Shark, v. t. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. shark, n., or perhaps related to E. shear (as hearken to hear), and originally meaning, to clip off. Cf. .] To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. [Obs.] Shak.
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Shark, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sharked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sharking.] 1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
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Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. Bp. Earle.
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2. To live by shifts and stratagems. Beau. & Fl.
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Sharker (?), n. One who lives by sharking.
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Sharking, n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
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Sharock (?), n. An East Indian coin of the value of 121/2 pence sterling, or about 25 cents.
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Sharp (?), a. [Compar. Sharper (?); superl. Sharpest.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. , , .] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
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He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. Shak.
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2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
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3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
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4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C♯), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
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5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
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Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak.
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The morning sharp and clear. Cowper.
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In sharpest perils faithful proved. Keble.
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6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. “That sharp look.” Tennyson.
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To that place the sharp Athenian law
Can not pursue us. Shak.
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Be thy words severe,
Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. Dryden.
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7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
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Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want. Addison.
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Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye� arrived at clear and distinct ideas. L. Watts.
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8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
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9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. “In sharp contest of battle.” Milton.
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A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.
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10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
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The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. Swift.
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11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. Moxon.
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12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
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13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
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☞ Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.
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Coloq. Sharp practice , the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. -- Coloq. To brace sharp , or Coloq. To sharp up (Naut.), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind.
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Syn. -- Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
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Sharp (?), adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold.
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The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. Chaucer.
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You bite so sharp at reasons. Shak.
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2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq.]
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Coloq. Look sharp , attend; be alert. [Colloq.]
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Sharp, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.]
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If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. Collier.
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2. (Mus.) (a) The character [♯] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. Shak.
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3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
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4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
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5. pl. Same as , 1.
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6. An expert. [Slang]
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Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
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Sharp, v. i. 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange.
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2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.
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Sharp-cut (?), a. Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear.
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Sharpen (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.] [See , a.] To make sharp. Specifically: (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. “Sharpen each word.” E. Smith. (f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar. (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
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Sharpen, v. i. To grow or become sharp.
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Sharper (?), n. A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.
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Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.
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Syn. -- Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See .
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Sharpie (?), n. (Naut.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.]
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Sharpling (?), n. (Zoöl.) A stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sharply, adv. In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.
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They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser.
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The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward.
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You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon.
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Sharpness, n. [AS. scearpness.] The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
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Sharpsaw (?), n. (Zoöl.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sharp-set (?), a. Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
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The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
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Sharpshooter (?), n. One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.
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Sharpshooting, n. A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument.
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Sharp-sighted (?), a. Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and figuratively. -- Sharp-sightedness, n.
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Sharptail (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The pintail grouse, or prairie chicken.
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Sharp-witted (?), a. Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
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Shash (?), n. [See .] 1. The scarf of a turban. [Obs.] Fuller.
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2. A sash. [Obs.]
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Shasta (?), n. A mountain peak, etc., in California.
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Shasta daisy. A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.
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Shasta fir. A Californian fir (Abies shastensis).
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Shasta Sam. (Card Playing) A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from is turned face down.
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{ Shaster (?), Shastra (?), } n. [Skr. cāstra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cās to order, instruct, govern. Cf. .] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also sastra.]
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Shathmont (�), n. A shaftment. [Scot.]
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Shatter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. .] 1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.
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A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. Locke.
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2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.
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A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.
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3. To scatter about. [Obs.]
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Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.
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Shatter, v. i. To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.
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Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon.
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Shatter, n. A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.
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{ Shatter-brained (?), Shatter-pated (?), } a. Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild; similar to scatter-brained. J. Goodman.
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Shattery (?), a. Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle; as, shattery spar.
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Shave (shāv), obs. p. p. of . Chaucer.
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His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer.
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Shave, v. t. [imp. Shaved (shāvd);p. p. Shaved or Shaven (shāv'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Shaving.] [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. skaptein, and probably to L. scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. , , .] 1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
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2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.
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I'll shave your crown for this. Shak.
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The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
Shaving the surface of the waving green. Gay.
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3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
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Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. Bacon.
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4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
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Now shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.
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5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.]
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Coloq. To shave a note , to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]
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