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SHIFTER

\ʃˈɪftə], \ʃˈɪftə], \ʃ_ˈɪ_f_t_ə]\

Definitions of SHIFTER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One who shifts; one who plays tricks or practises artifice.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

One who shifts; one who assists the cook on board a vessel.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. One who shifts or changes, as scenes in a theatre;-one who plays tricks or practises artifice; a cozener.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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