Shack — Shack, n. [Cf. Scot. shag refuse of barley or oats.] 1. The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. Liberty of winter pasturage. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A shiftless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shack — A shack is a type of small house that is in disrepair. The word may derive from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word xacalli or adobe house by way of Mexican Spanish xacal / jacal , which has the same meaning as shack… … Wikipedia
Shack-Hartmann — A Hartmann Shack or Shack Hartmann is a type of wavefront sensor. It is commonly used in adaptive optics systems. It consists of an array of lenses (called lenslets) of the same focal length. Each is focused onto a photon sensor (typically a CCD… … Wikipedia
shack up — [B] live together before you get married, live common law Tarzan and Jane are shacked up. Oh, I hope they re happy … English idioms
Harold's Chicken Shack — Infobox Company company name = Harold s Chicken Shack company company type = Fast Food foundation = 1950s location = United States key people = Harold Pierce industry = Restaurants revenue = num employees = products = Fried chicken homepage =… … Wikipedia
Auberge Festive Sea Shack — (Sainte Anne des Monts,Канада) Категория отеля: Адрес: 292 Boulevard Perr … Каталог отелей
Snipe hunt — Common snipe A snipe hunt, a form of wild goose chase that is also known as a fool s errand, is a type of practical joke that involves experienced people making fun of credulous newcomers by giving them an impossible or imaginary task. The origin … Wikipedia
TRS-80 — For the Chicago based electronica group, see TRS 80 (group). TRS 80 Model I with Expansion Interface Release date August 3, 1977 (1977 08 03) … Wikipedia
Tandy 1000 — The Tandy 1000 was the first in a line of more or less IBM PC compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack chain of stores. OverviewThe Tandy 1000 was followed by a series of models which appended … Wikipedia
Hogwarts — Not to be confused with Hogwort. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry Harry Potter school … Wikipedia
