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(1):

(v. i.) To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.

(2):

(n.) A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal.

(3):

(n.) The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.

(4):

(n.) An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shuttle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shuttle.html. 1828.
 
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