shote

“I kan tak a shote,” quod Watson, lookynge right over his rokke.

Scalzi Chaucer’d (Listen!) : Michael Livingston maryrobinette 2007

All this stuff about reading the Bible, shooting ducks, drinking shote with the guys,etc. is NO different than the sniper fire.

Warring Over Small-Town Credentials - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

By the hross of Xristos, Holophullopopu-lace is a shote of excramation!

Finnegans Wake 2006

These do thei bringe vp, and make of as deerly, as thei do of their owne children: teachinge them to ride, to shote, to throwe the darte, and suche like feates, with great diligence and handsomenes.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

In the room to the left of the door a "bonneva," or half-grown pig of the size called a "shote," in the State of Georgia, was disporting himself by looking on at a girl spinning wool, a "boy" doing nothing, and two dirty youngsters wallowing on the floor.

Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Bernard H. Becker

Why, I gave him a shote a month ago, and I don't believe there is a sled or a jack-knife in the hull neighborhood any more, for Johnny's got them in our garret, but the pig is gone.

The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs

I'm a poor shote, but if I could, I'd use my wuthless life fur her.

Janet of the Dunes

Bet þuhte þat heo were i {} shote. of harpe· ⁊ pipe· þan of þrote.

Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall

If he lives, he'll be a poor shote, and no mistake.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Various

The first off arros that the shote off, seven skore spear-men the sloughe.

Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Various