a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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shuffle (ˈʃʌf^əl)

—vb (when intr, often foll by into or out of)
1.	to walk or move (the feet) with a slow dragging motion
2.	to change the position of (something), esp quickly or in order to deceive others
3.	(tr) to mix together in a careless manner: he shuffled the papers nervously
4.	to mix up (cards in a pack) to change their order
5.	(intr) to behave in an awkward, evasive, or underhand manner; equivocate
6.	to move or cause to move clumsily: he shuffled out of the door
7.	(intr) to dance the shuffle

—n
8.	the act or an instance of shuffling
9.	a dance or dance step with short dragging movements of the feet

[C16: probably from Low German schüffeln; see shove]

'shuffler

—n

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shuffler definition

n.
a drunkard; a tippler. : The tavern was full of aged shufflers hoping for a handout.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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