| 释义 |
shangy, n. Sc. and north.|ˈʃæŋɪ|
Also shangie.
[? Altered form of shangan.]
1. A shackle; pl. handcuffs.
1808Jamieson, Shangie, a shackle that runs on the stake to which a cow is bound in the byre. 1839Dundee Advertiser 12 Apr., As he remained obstreperous, the policeman put on the shangies. 1864W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin x. 89 Clappin' the shangies on my wrists.
2. = shangan.
1825Jamieson, Shangan, Shanjan, Shanjie... It is pronounced shangie, Roxb. 1843M. A. Richardson Local Hist. Table Bk., Legend. Div. I. 117 Tom..sneaket off like a tyke wi' a shangy on his tail. |