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(1):

(a.) Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals.

(2):

(a.) Wicked; malicious.

(3):

(a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold.

(4):

(a.) To beshrew; to curse.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shrew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shrew.html. 1828.
 
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