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SHEALIN'.—A rough lean-to slielter-shed, open in front.

SHEEN IN'.—Working with a threshing machine.

"He hev a-bin awaay sheenin', an' wunt come whoam vor moor nor a wake it."

SHED.—Should.

"I dwoant knaw what us shed do wi'out our Bill."

SHEK, or SHAAYKE.—To shake.

"Hawld yer gun steady, be zure as a dwoant shek."

SHEKEL.—A sickle or reap-hook is sometimes so called.

SHEKKY, or SHAAYKY.—Dilapidated, ready to fall.

In bad health.

Doubtful, not quite to be believed.

"The stawry as a tawld I about at zimmed maain shaayky."

SHELFY.—Applied to one who is getting old and remains unmarried.

SHEPHERD.—A man who is a shepherd has that title prefixed to his surname, his christian name being dropped: thus we speak of "Shepherd Savory," "Shepherd Vidler."

SHERP.—To sharpen.

"Sherp this knife vor I'ooll 'e."

SHERPS.—The shafts of a waggon or cart.

SHERP-ZET.—Extremely hungry.

SHERT.—The reverse of tough.

"Thaze yer young radushes bites nice an' shert."

Curt.

"A was out o' temper an' maain shert when I wanted to spake wi'n."

SHEWELL.—A scarecrow, an arrangement on a stake to frighten birds, but not necessarily the figure styled the "hodmedod."

SHICK-SHACK-DAAY.

"The twenty-ninth o' Maay

Shick-shack-daay.

Oak leaves are worn in the button hole up to twelve noon, and should any boys appear without these they get pinches from the others.

After twelve noon the oak is discarded and ash leaves are worn until sunset.