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

Word Origin

from Old English scūdan to shake

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Examples from the Web for showd

Historical Examples

I was in de war wid my marster, an' he showd good blood to de Yankees.
Unfettered
Sutton E. Griggs
I 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
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. Gray

showd

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for showd

Historical Examples

I was in de war wid my marster, an' he showd good blood to de Yankees.

I 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.

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.