See Also: shanghai(medicine)
shanghai(1)(dictionary)
Shanghai(encyclopedia)
shanghai(dictionary)
shanghai(2)(dictionary)
SHANGHAI MER H(finance)
SHANGHAI IND H(finance)
FIRST SHANGHAI(finance)
Shanghai(tourism)
Shanghai Salad(recipes)

shanghai(1) (iou)



shanghai noun. In sense 2 also shangeye. M19.
[Shanghai, one of the chief seaports in China.]
(A bird of) a breed of large domestic fowl with long legs and feathered shanks, said to originate from Shanghai. Now rare. M19.
A catapult. Austral. & NZ. M19.
A variation of the game of darts, in which players accumulate points by aiming for the single, double, and treble of each number in succession, players failing to score on certain numbers or during any round being eliminated. Also, a winning shot or score of a single, double, and treble of a number. M20.