shuttle Summary and Overview
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shuttle in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHUT'TLE , a well-known instrument used by weavers for throwing the thread of the woof across the warp. Job 7:6. As it moves with great swiftness from one side to the other, so as scarcely to be seen in its passage, it is used figuratively to denote the rapid flight of time.