Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
shoal .
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Examples
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So we stood along to the northermost [the Narrows], thinking to have gone into it, but we found it to have a very shoald barre before it, for we had but ten foot water.
Henry Hudson Janvier, Thomas A 1909
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At twelve of the clocke wee weighed, and went downe two leagues to a shoald that had two channels, one on the one side, and another on the other, and had little wind, whereby the tyde layed us upon it.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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Then we weighed and went over, and found it shoald all the middle of the river, for wee could finde but two fathoms and a halfe and three fathomes for the space of a league; then wee came to three fathomes and foure fathomes, and so to seven fathomes, and anchored, and rode all night in soft ozie ground.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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They found by the day shoald water, two fathoms; but at the north of the river eighteen, and twentie fathoms, and very good riding for ships; and a narrow river to the westward, between two ilands.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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So we stood along to the northermost, thinking to have gone into it, but we found it to have a very shoald barre before it, for we had but ten foot water.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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So we stood along to the northermost [the Narrows], thinking to have gone into it, but we found it to have a very shoald barre before it, for we had but ten foot water.
Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements 1881
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On the one hand, the laws should be executed; on the other, individuals shoald be guarded from oppression.
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Grilled to any gentleman on that floor — he had no doubt every one acted as his feelings told him was right; and, on this eventfU Question, in which they must differ, be hoped tliey shoald have the candor to put the difference to a proper account.
The Debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States 1789
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He was, therefore, in isTor of adopting euch a mode of direct taxalioD as shoald. be best suited to tbe several Stales, in order to pay off ibeir Ucbl as soon as practicable.
The Debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States 1789
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Petition of Simon Franke | nd others that the rights, penalties and liabilities of persons who conscientioasly believe that the seventh day of the week shoald be observed as the Sabbath may be further defined and established.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1785
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