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Origin of shoal
1before 900; (adj.) Middle English (Scots ) shald,Old English scealdshallow; (noun and v.) derivative of the adj.
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Other definitions for shoal (2 of 2)
shoal2
[ shohl ]
/ ʃoʊl /
noun
any large number of persons or things.
a school of fish: a shoal of herring;a shoal of mackerel.
verb (used without object)
to collect in a shoal; throng.
Origin of shoal
2First recorded in 1570–80; earlier shole, probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōle, with sound-substitution of sh- for Low German skh-;cf. school2
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British Dictionary definitions for shoal (1 of 2)
shoal1
/ (ʃəʊl) /
noun
a stretch of shallow water
a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, esp one that is visible at low water
verb
to make or become shallow
(intr) nautical to sail into shallower water
adjective Also: shoaly
a less common word for shallow
nautical (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water
Derived forms of shoal
shoaliness, nounWord Origin for shoal
Old English sceald shallow
British Dictionary definitions for shoal (2 of 2)
shoal2
/ (ʃəʊl) /
noun
a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish
a large group of people or things
verb
(intr) to collect together in such a group
Word Origin for shoal
Old English scolu; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle school ²
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Scientific definitions for shoal
shoal
[ shōl ]
A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water.
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