Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
shut .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb Obs. or Prov. Eng. To shut.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb
Eye dialect spelling ofshut . - noun archaic
shed - noun archaic
sheet
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Examples
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An 'did he look this here way, an' set his chin so, an 'keep his eyes kind o' shet 's if he wuz afeard someun ud see if he cried an 'tell the Banner ez ther' wuz tears in his eyes?
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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'e open an' shet 'is mouf, like' e tryin 'ter twis' it, polly fashion, an 'hit won't twis', an 'den' e des shaken 'is head, an' walk orf, like
Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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"Dar's a do 'shet 'twixt dat leetle fice an' dem crazy cats.
The Corner House Girls at School Grace Brooks Hill 1917
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"I done opened the doors ter their rooms, an 'listened, an' shet 'em again 'thout ary one of 'em a-movin' even.
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent Harold Bell Wright 1908
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He don't seem to like leather, "added Jim thoughtfully;" for I noticed that when the men were going down his throat, he kind of shet his jaws, so as to slip off their boots. "
Brave Tom The Battle That Won Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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