shail

verb

1. (dialectal, intransitive)To walk or move unsteadily or haphazardly; stumbling or shuffling.

   “The mysterious woman meandered up the street, shailing and leaning precariously at times.”

   “...some were amiable for favour, perfect of bodie, yet ill legged; other, which were well legde, shaled with their feete, or were splafooted...”

   “Child, (ſays the Mother) You muſt Uſe your ſelf to Walk Streight, without Skewing, and Shailing ſo Every Step you ſet: Pray Mother (ſays the Young Crab) do but ſet the Example your ſelf, and I'll follow ye.”

   “"Fancy her white hands getting redder every day, and her tongue losing its pretty up-country curl in talking, and her bounding walk becoming the regular Hintock shail and wamble!" "She may shail, but she'll never wamble," replied his wife, decisively.”