shoredadj.1
/ʃɔːd/, U.S. /ʃɔrd/, Scottish English /ʃord/ Scottish.
Threatened.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective] > assailed by threats
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1663 ‘P. Stampoy’ Coll. Sc. Prov. 7 A shored Tree stands long.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. ii. 49 Shored folk live lang.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
shoredadj.2
/ʃɔːd/ Propped up, supported by shores.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > propped
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1563 W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Somerset xv Shored houses can not long continue.
a1600 Battle of Flodden 510 Saint Andrew with his shored cross.
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