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sham
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æm/
- Rhymes: -æm
Etymology 1
Probably a dialectal form of shame.
Adjective
sham
- Intended to deceive; false.
- counterfeit; unreal
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
- They scorned the sham independence proffered to them by the Athenians.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
Synonyms
- mock
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Antonyms
- genuine
- sincere
- real
Derived terms
- shammish
Translations
Noun
sham (countable and uncountable, plural shams)
- A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
- Trickery, hoaxing.
- A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- A decorative cover for a pillow.
Derived terms
- shamateur
Translations
See also
- pillow sham
Verb
sham (third-person singular simple present shams, present participle shamming, simple past and past participle shammed)
- To deceive, cheat, lie.
- To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
sham (uncountable)
- (slang) Champagne.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of William Makepeace Thackeray to this entry?)
- So I orders a bottle, as if for myself; and, 'Ma'am,' says I, 'will you take a glass of Sham — just one?'
- (Can we find and add a quotation of William Makepeace Thackeray to this entry?)
Further reading
- sham in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sham in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sham at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, Hams, MASH, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, Mash, SAHM, Sahm, hams, mash
Karakalpak
Etymology
From Arabic ????
Noun
sham
- candle
Uzbek
Etymology
From Arabic ????
Noun
sham (plural shamlar)
- candle
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chouse
English
Etymology 1
Probably from Turkish çavu?. Doublet of chiaus.
Alternative forms
- chiaus (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??a??s/
Verb
chouse (third-person singular simple present chouses, present participle chousing, simple past and past participle choused)
- (obsolete, transitive) To cheat, to trick.
- c. 1824-1829, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations, 1853, J. Forster (editor), The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume 1, page 29,
- I cannot think otherwise than that the undertaker of the aforecited poesy hath choused your Highness; for I have seen painted, I know not where, the identically same Dian, with full as many nymphs, as he calls them, and more dogs.
- c. 1824-1829, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations, 1853, J. Forster (editor), The Works of Walter Savage Landor, Volume 1, page 29,
Synonyms
- (cheat): cheat, trick
Noun
chouse (plural chouses)
- (obsolete) One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.
- (obsolete) A trick; a sham.
- (obsolete) A swindler.
- 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
- By this hand of flesh,
Would it might never write good court-hand more,
If I discover . What do you think of me,
That I am a chouse?
- By this hand of flesh,
- 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- chowse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??a??s/
Verb
chouse (third-person singular simple present chouses, present participle chousing, simple past and past participle choused)
- (US, of cattle) To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.
- (US, regional) To handle, to take care of.
- (transitive, US, regional) To cause undesirable activity in livestock, such as running. [from late 19th c.]
Translations
References
- chouse at OneLook Dictionary Search
- chouse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- chouse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- "chouse" in Walter W. Skeat, ed., An etymological dictionary of the English language, New ed., Oxford: The Clarendon press, 1910. p. 108. ?OCLC.
- "chowse" in Stephen Skinner, Thomas Henshaw, ed., Etymologicon Linguae Anglicanae (in Latin), London: T. Roycroft, 1671, page unnumbered. ?OCLC.
Anagrams
- ouches
Champenois
Noun
chouse
- (Auve) thing
References
- Tarbé, Prosper (1851) Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne?[2] (in French), volume 1, Reims, page 109
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