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_Courant._
Teut. _schawe_, umbra.
SHEAL, SCHELE, SHEIL, s.h.i.+ELD, s.h.i.+ELLING, SHEELIN, _s._
1. A hut, or residence for those who have the care of sheep, S.
_Pennant._
2. A hut for fishermen, S.
_Law Case._
3. A shed for sheltering sheep during night, S.
4. A cottage for sportsmen, S.
_Statist. Acc._
5. _Wynter schelis_, winter quarters.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
6. A nest for a field mouse.
_Henrysone._
Isl. _sael_, domuncula aestiva in montanis; Su. G. _skale_, Isl.
_skali_, a cottage.
_To_ ~Sheal~, ~s.h.i.+el~, _v. a._ To put sheep under cover, S.
_Ross._
_To_ SHEAL, _v. a._ To take the husks off seeds, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Belg. _scheel-en_, A. S. _sceal-ian_, to sh.e.l.l.
_To_ SHEAR, SCHEIR, _v. a._
1. To cut down corn with the sickle, S.
2. To reap, in general, S.
_Lyndsay._
~Shearer~, _s._
1. One employed in cutting down corn, S.
_Hudson._
2. In a general sense, a reaper, S.
Su. G. _skaer-a_, metere, falce secare.
~Shearin~, _s._
1. The act of cutting down corn, S.
_A. Douglas._
2. Harvest in general, S.
SHEAR-KEAVIE, _s._ The cancer depurator. Loth.
SHEARN, _s._
V. ~Sharn~.
SHEAVE, _s._ A slice, S.
V. ~Shave~.
SHED, _s._ A portion of land, as distinguished from that which is adjacent, S.
A. S. _scead-an_, Teut. _scheyd-en_, separare.
SHED, _s._ The interstice between the different parts of the warp in a loom, S.
_Adam._
SHEDE, _s._ A slice, S. B.
_Sir Gawan._
_To_ ~Sheed~, _v. a._ To cut into slices, S. B.
