(historical) A local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shire.

plural of shield-backed bug

Any insect in the family Scutelleridae, true bugs which have the thorax extended to cover the wings and abdomen, and are often brightly-colored with a metallic gloss.

(science fiction) A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.

plural of ship railway

(proverbial) To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.

(idiomatic) A fundamental reorientation of a state of affairs.

(figuratively) A camel.

Synonym of hairshirt

(historical) A former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.