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shuttled
We have found lemma(root) word of shuttled : shuttle.
Definitions
[ˈʃʌtl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a form of transport that travels regularly between two places
(e.g: the nine o'clock shuttle from Edinburgh)
- a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across between the warp threads in weaving
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Origin
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Old English scytel ‘dart, missile’, of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse skutill ‘harpoon’; related to shoot. Sense 1 and the verb are from the movement of the bobbin from one side of the loom to the other and back
[ˈʃʌtl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- travel regularly between two or more places
(e.g: the Secretary of State shuttled to and fro seeking compromise)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English scytel ‘dart, missile’, of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse skutill ‘harpoon’; related to shoot. Sense 1 and the verb are from the movement of the bobbin from one side of the loom to the other and back
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