■ noun
1》 a form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
↘short for space ~ .
2》 a bobbin with two pointed ends used for carrying the weft thread across between the warp threads in weaving.
↘a bobbin carrying the lower thread in a sewing machine.
3》 short for ~cock .
■ verb travel regularly between two or more places.
↘transport in a ~.
Origin
OE scytel 'dart, missile', of Gmc origin; related to shoot .