shood

verb

1. (countable, dialectal, uncountable)The husk of oats after it has been threshed.
2. (countable, dialectal, uncountable)A feed mixture for horses consisting of chopped hay and beans.
3. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of should.

   “It ran thus:— "Deer Sur,—i thinks it unkomon 'ard that a man shood 'ave is beed sold under im wen anuther man oas im munny, speshally wen is wifes ill—praps a-dyin—the Law has washt yoo sur, but it do seam 'ard on me, if yoo cood spair ony a pownd or two id taik it kind.”

   “And in case the estonishing site shood make him feel just a leetle dazed, the jolly old Copperashun has bin and gone and hired no less than three Millingterry Bands of Music to play to him, and cheer him up.”

   “Aal the village know'd I wur a-gwain, an' sum sed as how I shood be murthur'd avoor I cum back.”

4. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of shoot.

   “"Look here, mine friendt," calmly said the Jew, as the crowd began to scatter to get out of the way of stray bullets, "uf you shood ad me, id vill profe dat you vas a plowhardt und a cowart.”

   “"No," said the tender old man, "no, bud h-I am positeef dad de Madjor will shood you."”

   “Subbose you shood us all, what then?”