Origin of shoal
1before 900; (adj.) Middle English (Scots) shald, Old English sceald shallow; (noun and v.) derivative of the adj.
Synonyms for shoal
shoal
2[shohl]
noun
verb (used without object)
Origin of shoal
21570–80; earlier shole, probably < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōle, with sound-substitution of sh- for Low German skh-; cf. school2
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Related Words for shoaling
load, lade, clog, crowd, supply, swell, saturate, block, permeate, stuff, store, close, cram, overflow, top, furnish, pack, satisfy, impregnate, glutExamples from the Web for shoaling
Historical Examples of shoaling
As soon as they found that the water was shoaling, they would anchor.
Rollo on the AtlanticJacob Abbott
I then helped the squire to walk up the shoaling beach, out of the river.
Down The RiverOliver Optic
"The water's shoaling rapidly, sir," repeated the second lieutenant.
The Dealings of Captain SharkeyA. Conan Doyle
It would also appear that since Captain King's survey the water has been shoaling hereabouts.
The shoaling indicated by a sounding of 310 fathoms taken in Lat.
The North PoleRobert E. Peary
shoal
1noun
verb
adjective Also: shoaly
Word Origin for shoal
Old English sceald shallow
shoal
2noun
verb
Word Origin for shoal
Old English scolu; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle school ²
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