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Look up: Shack

  1. Shack
    Shack transitive verb [ Prov. E., to shake, to shed. See Shake .] 1. To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. [ Prov. Eng.] Grose. 2. To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. [ Prov. Eng.] 3. To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. [ Prev.Eng.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/79

  2. Shack
    Shack noun [ Confer Scot. shag refuse of barley or oats.] 1. The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. [ Prov. Eng.] 2. Liberty of winter pasturage. [ Prov. Eng.] 3. A shiftless f...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/79

  3. Shack
    Shack noun [ Confer Shack , intransitive verb ] A hut; a shanty; a cabin. [ Colloq.] « These miserable shacks are so low that their occupants cannot stand erect.» D. C. Worcester.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/79

  4. shack
    verb move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; `John trailed behind his class mates`; `The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Shack
    • (v. i.) A hut; a shanty; a cabin. • (v. t.) To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. • (n.) A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. • (v. t.) To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. • (n.) The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts whic...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Shack
    Shack is slang for a tramp.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  7. Shack
    Shack is slang for a tramp.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. Shack
    A pilot slang to a good ground target hit.
    Found on http://www.f-16.net/glossary-S.html

  9. Shack
    A `shack` is a type of small house, usually in a state of disrepair. The word may derive from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word xacalli or "adobe house" by way of Mexican Spanish xacal/jacal, which has the same meaning as "shack". It was a common usage among people of...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack

  10. Shack
    (band) `Shack` are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1987. Originally Shack consisted of Mick Head (vocals/guitar), his brother John Head (guitar), Justin Smith (bass) and Mick Hurst. History: The Pale Fountains: Before founding Shack, Michael and John Head were in the cult 1980s band Th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack

  11. Shack
    (disambiguation) A `Shack` is a type of small house, usually in a state of disrepair. `The Shack` is a 2007 novel by William P. Young `Shack` or `The Shack` may also refer to: People with surname Shack: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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