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Webster 1913 Edition


Shail

Shail

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf. AS.
sceolh
squinting, Icel.
skjāgr
wry, oblique, Dan.
skele
to squint.]
To walk sidewise.
[Obs.]
L’Estrange.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shail

SHAIL

,
Verb.
T.
To walk sidewise. [Low and not in use.]
[This word is probably the G. schielen, Dan. skieler, to squint.]