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▪ I. ‖ sho, n.1|ʃoː| Pl. sho. [Jap.] A Japanese unit of capacity equal to ten go; equivalent to approximately 3·18 pints (1·80 litres).
1876W. E. Griffis Mikado's Empire (1877) II. Notes & App. 609 Measures of capacity. The unit is the masŭ or shō, a wooden box, usually with a transverse bar of iron across the top for a handle. 1902L. Hearn Kottō xii. 148 No less than five shō—that is to say about one peck—of dead fireflies. 1938D. T. Suzuki Zen Buddhism & its Influence on Jap. Culture ii. iii. 243 Half a shō (less than one quart) of rice. ▪ II. ‖ sho, n.3|ʃɔː| [Tibetan.] A former Tibetan unit of currency; a coin of this value.
1902S. C. Das Journey to Lhasa & Central Tibet vii. 182 Shopkeepers and pedlars pay five sho (11/4 rupee) annually. 1970R. D. Taring Daughter of Tibet ix. 107 Ten sho made one sang. ▪ III. sho, sho'|ʃɔː| repr. U.S. Blacks' pronunc. of sure adv.
1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 56 Sho.., the common negro pronunciation for sure. Sholy is likewise used for surely. Sho is sometimes used for surely. 1926N. N. Puckett in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 7/2 A person who eats too fast ‘will sho marry too young’. 1942S. Kennedy Palmetto Country 144 Sho nuff there was the preacher's buggy. 1966Massachusetts Rev. VII. iv. 664 Sholey. Sho, hit'll be jes fine. Yo' done real good. 1973E. Bullins Theme is Blackness 99, I sho feel sorry for you when Cliff gets here, Bummie. ▪ IV. sho see she, shoe, shoo int.1 and int.2 |