shoaly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of shoaly
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Yes ma'am the river is pretty shoaly right there.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
The river had now sunk to its lowest point, and numbers of fresh-water dolphins were rolling about in shoaly places.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates
The numbers of turtles which were seen swimming in quiet shoaly bays passed on the road, also gave us much amusement.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates
Our men strove in vain to gain the harbour; the wind overtook us, and we cast anchor in three fathoms, with two miles of shoaly water between us and the land on our lee.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates
Squat to the water, belching black smoke, her engines wheezing and repining, unwieldy of management, her bottom scraping every hummock of sand in all the shoaly Roads—ah, she was ugly and courageous!
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
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