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One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
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An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
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An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
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A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
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A foreman responsible for the work on one shift in one area, as in one heading{4}.