Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Shame; scandal; disgrace.
- noun Base coin.
- Worthless.
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Examples
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There was a hard thud when she 'and a slight twinge in her wrist, all mixed up with shand stamping and snorting.
A Ring And A Promise Edwards, Andrea 1995
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Two difficult phonetic symbols: X and Q are pronounced, respectively, as shand chIn order to describe their functions accurately, I have translated the names of some Chinese organizations differently from the Chinese official versions.
WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA CHANG, JUNG 1991
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"I shees t 'shand, und I shees t' tirty tollars -- how I know where he comes from, eh?"
The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud
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'I doubt Glossin will prove but shand after a', mistress, 'said Jabos, as he passed through the little lobby beside the bar;' but this is a gude half-crown ony way. '
Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'I doubt Glossin will prove but shand after a', mistress, 'said
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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'I doubt Glossin will prove but shand after a', mistress, 'said
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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‘I doubt Glossin will prove but shand after a’, mistress,’ said Jabos, as he passed through the little lobby beside the bar; ‘but this is a gude half-crown ony way.’
Guy Mannering 1815
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