Associations to the word «Shays»

Wiktionary

SHAY, noun. A chaise.
SHAY, proper noun. A surname​ of origin, variant of Shea, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha.
SHAY, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname; also a short form of Seamus.
SHAY, proper noun. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Dictionary definition

SHAY, noun. A carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats