Should to Showily
Should
(Should) imp. of Shall. [OE. sholde, shulde, scholde, schulde, AS. scolde, sceolde. See
Shall.] Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition
of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see Shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if
I should go; I should think you could go. "You have done that you should be sorry for." Shak.
Syn. — See Ought.
Shoulder
(Shoul"der) n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS. sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter,
OHG. scultarra, Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.]
1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with
the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint.
2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the
human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; — often used in the plural.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore
The gates of Azza.
Milton.
Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair.
Dryden. 3. Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.
In thy shoulder do I build my seat.
Shak. 4. That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing.
The north western shoulder of the mountain.
Sir W. Scott. 5. The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of
mutton.
6. (Fort.) The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of Bastion.
7. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection
around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the
base of the raised character, etc.
Shoulder belt, a belt that passes across the shoulder. — Shoulder blade (Anat.), the flat bone of
the shoulder, to which the humerus is articulated; the scapula. — Shoulder block (Naut.), a block
with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against a spar without jamming
the rope. — Shoulder clapper, one who claps another on the shoulder, or who uses great familiarity.
[Obs.] Shak. — Shoulder girdle. (Anat.) See Pectoral girdle, under Pectoral. — Shoulder knot,
an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn
as part of a military uniform. — Shoulder-of-mutton sail (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's
mast; — so called from its shape. — Shoulder slip, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the humerous.
Swift. — Shoulder strap, a strap worn on or over the shoulder. Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow
strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds
in the service. See Illust. in App.
Shoulder
(Shoul"der) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shouldered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shouldering.]
1. To push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with violence; to jostle.
As they the earth would shoulder from her seat.
Spenser.
Around her numberless the rabble flowed,
Shouldering each other, crowding for a view.
Rowe.
