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Shoulder :: Shoulder (v. t.) To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt..

Scapular :: Scapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.

Spall :: Spall (n.) The shoulder.

Round-backed :: Round-backed (a.) Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.

Crutch :: Crutch (n.) A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking..

Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.

Shrug :: Shrug (n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt..

Pit :: Pit (n.) The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit..

Heave Offering :: Heave offering () An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See Wave offering..

Scapulo- :: Scapulo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle..

Round-shouldered :: Round-shouldered (a.) Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.

Saree :: Saree (n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder..

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..

Scapulary :: Scapulary (n.) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder..

Clavicle :: Clavicle (n.) The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter /, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone..

Counter :: Counter (adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck..

Acromion :: Acromion (n.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.

Baldric :: Baldric (n.) A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt..

Hermes :: Hermes (n.) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Ter

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