Shock (?), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.] 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
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And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. Tusser.
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Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks. Thomson.
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2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
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Shock, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks.
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Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
Bind fast, shock apace. Tusser.
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Shock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. √161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.] 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
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Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we shall shock them. Shak.
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I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
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Advise him not to shock a father's will. Dryden.
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3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system.
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Shock, n. [Cf. Shag.] 1. (Zoöl.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.
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2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.
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