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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shut \Shut\, n.
The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
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Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.
--Milton.
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2. A door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.
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3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by
welding.
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{Cold shut}, the imperfection in a casting caused by the
flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal;
also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the
inadequate heat of one surface under working.
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