See Also: shard(medicine)
shard(1)(dictionary)
shard(2)(dictionary)
shard(dictionary)

shard(2) (iou)



shard noun2. M16.
[App. alt. of SHARN. Sense 2 perh. rel. to SHARD noun1.]
Cow-dung; a patch of this. Now arch. & dial. M16.
An elytron or wing-case of a beetle. dial. & literary. E19.
Comb.: shard-beetle arch. a dor-beetle; shard-born adjective (arch.) (of a beetle) hatched or found in dung; shard-born beetle, a dor-beetle; shard-borne adjective (arch.) carried or supported on elytra or wings.
? Sense 2 may be repr. earlier in shard-born(e), sharded, and shards in Shakes., the interpretation of which is disputed.
sharded adjective (rare) (a) (of a beetle) living in dung; (b) having elytra or wings: E17.