Shoar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoar \Shoar\ (sh[=o]r), n.
     A prop. See 3d {Shore}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor,
     OD. schoore, Icel. skor?a, and perhaps to E. shear, as being
     a piece cut off.]
     A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the
     side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath
     anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.
     [Written also {shoar}.]
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