showd
verb
(intr) to rock or sway to and fro
(tr) to rock (a baby in one's arms or in a pram)
noun
a rocking motion
Nearby words
- showa,
- showbiz,
- showboat,
- showbread,
- showcase,
- showdown,
- shower,
- shower stall,
- shower tea,
- showerhead
Word Origin for showd
from Old English scūdan to shake
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Examples from the Web for showd
I was showd up to the visters gallary, so as I culd get a good vue of the fite wot was goin on tween the grangers and coalers.
The Bad Boy At Home|Walter T. GrayI was in de war wid my marster, an' he showd good blood to de Yankees.
Unfettered|Sutton E. GriggsI had to put a reef in crinny line, cos it showd, and it tuk ma's pach-wurk quilt to mak my bussel big enuf for stile.
The Bad Boy At Home|Walter T. Gray