Shatter

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SHATTER, v.1, sb. and adj. Sc. n.Cy. Wor. Hrf. Glo. Brks. Ken. Sur. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som. and Amer. [ʃa·tər, ʃæ·tə(r).] ... 2. To scatter, sprinkle; to shed abroad, as of grain bursting the ear; also with out. Hrf.2, Glo.1, Brks. (W.H.E.) Ken. Those oats are beginning to shatter out (D.W.L.); Ken.1, Sus. (S.P.H.), Hmp. (H.E.) Wil.1 Shatter th' pepper well auver'n, do 'ee! Dor.1 Tore the bag wher she'd a-put Her share, an' shatter'd ev'ry nut, 178. [Amer. Shattered corn [broken corn], Dial. Notes (1896) I. 374.] Hence Shattering, sb. a sprinkling; a small quantity; a fair crop. Glo.1 There's nobbut a shattering of apples on them trees; t'other men have a goodish few. Sur. Was that seed shatterings of the hay? (T.T.C.) Wil.1 Put just a shatterin' on't. Som. I think Mr. Lee will have a tidy shattering on his trees (W.F.R.) 3. To rain slightly. Ken.1, Hmp. (H.R.) 4. To rattle, as the windows of a carriage. Cai.1 5. To fear, be afraid. Ken. (W.F.S.), Ken.1 6. sb. A small quantity; a sprinkling; a fair crop. s.Cy. (Hall.) Ken.1 There'll be a middlin' shatter of hops. Sur.1, Sus.1 ...