Main Entry:: ¹shut·tle
Pronunciation:: \ˈshə-t^əl\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English shittle, shutle, from Old English scutel, scytel dart; akin to Old Norse skutill bolt, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot
Date:: 14th century

1 a: a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp b: a spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting, knotting, or netting c: a sliding thread holder for the lower thread of a sewing machine that carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread to make a stitch2: shuttlecock3 a: a going back and forth regularly over an often short route by a vehicle b (1): an established route used in a shuttle (2): a vehicle used in a shuttle <a shuttle bus> c: space shuttle

— shut·tle·less adjective

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