sheer (v)

sheer[S]2[S] v Well, then you'd.then you'd get what you call your gunnels an' put on, an' you sheer her. (share??? But see _sheer_, noun, sense 3 in COD = "Upward slope of ship's lines towards bow & stern") Yes DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON Used I Used I Used I The s...

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Summary:sheer[S]2[S] v Well, then you'd.then you'd get what you call your gunnels an' put on, an' you sheer her. (share??? But see _sheer_, noun, sense 3 in COD = "Upward slope of ship's lines towards bow & stern") Yes DNE-cit J.D.A.WIDDOWSON Used I Used I Used I The source is listed as T 43/8-64 in DNE with only part of the cited quotation being in DNE.

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