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shittles

shittles is the plural of shittle.

Meaning of shittle

Noun

shittle (plural shittles)

  1. (archaic) A shuttle (part of a loom).
    • a curious web, whose yarn she threw in with a golden shittle1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...

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Questions about shittles

What is shittles the plural of?
Shittles is the plural of shittle.

Words near shittles in the dictionary

  1. shittish
  2. shittle
  3. shittlecock
  4. shittlecocks
  5. Shittlehope
  6. shittles
  7. shitton
  8. shittons
  9. shitty
  10. Shitty Kitty
  11. shitty stick

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