SHAY

chaise, shay

(noun) a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shay (plural shays)

A chaise.

Anagrams

• Hays, SYHA, ashy, hays, yahs

Proper noun

Shay

A surname of Irish origin, variant of Shea, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha.

A unisex given name from surnames.

A diminutive of the male given name Seamus.

Anagrams

• Hays, SYHA, ashy, hays, yahs

Source: Wiktionary


Shay, n.

Definition: A chaise. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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