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shay
/ʃeɪ/
name 3noun 2
Collocations
1PREP.
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Definitions
noun
1
A chaise.
The poſt-ſhay ſhall be at the door by ſix o'clock in the morning; and if Miſs Fanny does not get into it, vvhy I vvill, and ſo there's an end of the matter.
Master sent me over with the shay-cart, to carry your luggage up to the house. He’d ha’ sent some saddle-horses, but he thought you’d rather walk, being a cold day.
name
1
A surname from Irish.
2
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3
A diminutive of the male given name Seamus.
noun
1
A geared steam locomotive, patented by Ephraim Shay.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The poſt-ſhay ſhall be at the door by ſix o'clock in the morning; and if Miſs Fanny does not get into it, vvhy I vvill, and ſo there's an end of the matter.
Wiktionary02
Master sent me over with the shay-cart, to carry your luggage up to the house. He’d ha’ sent some saddle-horses, but he thought you’d rather walk, being a cold day.
Wiktionary03
Shay burst out laughing when she heard the joke that David told.
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