Definition of shoulder

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Shoulder (n.) The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton..

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Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..
Suspensation :: Suspender (n.) One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers..
Stoop :: Stoop (n.) The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders..
Betelguese :: Betelguese (n.) A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion..
Nyentek :: Nyentek (n.) A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H. orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor..
Wing :: Wing (n.) An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Omohyoid :: Omohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle..
Partlet :: Partlet (n.) A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff..
Cappeline :: Cappeline (n.) A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb..
Urva :: Urva (n.) The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder..
Kleeneboc :: Kleeneboc (n.) (Zool.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygmaeus), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and pygmy antelope..
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt..
Passegarde :: Passegarde (n.) A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck..
Shouldering :: Shouldering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoulde.
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Slip-on :: Slip-on (n.) A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak.
Kahau :: Kahau (n.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey..
Putting :: Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..
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