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shoal (n.1)

"place of shallow water," c. 1300, from Old English schealde (adj.), from sceald "shallow," from Proto-Germanic *skala- (source also of Swedish skäll "thin;" Low German schol, Frisian skol "not deep"), of uncertain origin. The terminal -d was dropped 16c.

shoal (n.2)

"large number" (especially of fish), 1570s, apparently identical with Old English scolu "band, troop, crowd of fish" (see school (n.2)); but perhaps rather a 16c. adoption of cognate Middle Dutch schole.

shoal (v.)

"assemble in a multitude," c. 1600, from shoal (n.2). Related: Shoaled; shoaling.

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Definitions of shoal from WordNet
1
shoal (n.)
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide;
shoal (n.)
a stretch of shallow water;
Synonyms: shallow
shoal (n.)
a large group of fish;
Synonyms: school
2
shoal (v.)
make shallow;
Synonyms: shallow
shoal (v.)
become shallow;
Synonyms: shallow
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