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shass

/ʃæs/

noun

A heap of sheaves (straw).

Scrabble 8

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Meanings

noun

IrelandobsoletepossiblyA heap of sheaves (straw).
She was speaking at the time lower than a whisper, so that I had to kneel beside her on the ground—she was lying on a shass ov straw—an' bend my face down to her's to hear her.
1913, James Murphy, Convict No. 25; Or, the Clearances of Westmeath: A Story of the Whitefeet
1 more example
If there were any sheaves left, they composed a compact shass in the end, and the long ladder, strewn with straw, and resting on stones, or other supports, lay [...] opposite the shass.
1875, Patrick Kennedy, The Banks of the Boro: A Chronicle of the County of Wexford

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shass

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APA

shass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shass

MLA

“shass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shass.

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