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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,
and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin
to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an
ocean, lake, or large river.
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Michael Cassio,
Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come shore. --Shak.
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The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser.
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{In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.
{On shore}. See under {On}.
{Shore birds} (Zool.), a collective name for the various
limicoline birds found on the seashore.
{Shore crab} (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or
between tides, especially any one of various species of
grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.
{Shore lark} (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris
alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on
the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark
brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow
local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black
streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear
tufts. Called also {horned lark}.
{Shore plover} (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover
({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and
feeds on crustaceans, etc.
{Shore teetan} (Zool.), the rock pipit ({Anthus obscurus}).
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