I. ˈshə-t ə l noun
Etymology: Middle English shittle, shutle, from Old English scutel, scytel dart; akin to Old Norse skutill bolt, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp
b. : a spindle-shaped device holding the thread in tatting, knotting, or netting
c. : a sliding thread holder for the lower thread of a sewing machine that carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread to make a stitch
2. : shuttlecock
3.
a. : a going back and forth regularly over an often short route by a vehicle
b.
(1) : an established route used in a shuttle
(2) : a vehicle used in a shuttle
a shuttle bus
c. : space shuttle
• shut·tle·less adjective
II. verb
( shut·tled ; shut·tling ˈshət-liŋ, ˈshə-t ə l-iŋ)
Date: 1550
transitive verb
1. : to cause to move or travel back and forth frequently
2. : to transport in, by, or as if by a shuttle
shuttled them to school
intransitive verb
1. : to move or travel back and forth frequently
2. : to move by or as if by a shuttle