shoal1
n.
- a large number of fish swimming together.
- informal, chiefly Brit. a large number of people or things.
v.
(of fish) form shoals.
Etymology
C16: prob. from MDu. schōle ‘troop’; cf. school2.
shoal2
n.
- an area of shallow water.
- a submerged sandbank visible at low water.
v.
(of water) become shallower.
adj.
dialect or
N. Amer. (of water) shallow.
Derivative
Etymology
OE sceald (adj.), of Gmc origin; rel. to shallow.