What is to throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes called?
shy — To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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