shay

[ shey ]

noun

, Chiefly Dialect.

1. a chaise.

shay

/ ʃeɪ /

noun

1. a dialect word for chaise

Word History and Origins

Origin of shay¹

1710–20; respelling and back formation from chaise (taken as plural)

Word History and Origins

Origin of shay¹

C18: back formation from chaise , mistakenly thought to be plural

Example Sentences

And now she was saying “shay you know” and Ifemelu did not have the heart to tell her that nobody said “shay” anymore.

From Literature

Vincent Marotta Sr., who as a creator of the Mr. Coffee machine helped send the percolator the way of the one-horse shay, died on Saturday at his home in Pepper Pike, Ohio.

From New York Times

YouTube user “shay Israel” posted the video on Thursday under the title “snuggle time with mama Jules.”

From Time

“Shay shay!” she said now, whenever she saw him, whether she had reason to thank him or not.

From Literature

Rising at daylight we take a small open carriage—a kind of "one horse shay"—for our ride.

From Project Gutenberg