SHEALING

Noun

shealing (plural shealings)

Alternative spelling of shieling

Anagrams

• Lesghian, healings, leashing

Source: Wiktionary


Sheal"ing, n.

Definition: The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sheal"ing, n.

Definition: Same as Sheeling. [Scot.]

SHEAL

Sheal, n.

Definition: Same as Sheeling. [Scot.]

Sheal, v. t.

Definition: To put under a sheal or shelter. [Scot.]

Sheal, v. t. Etym: [See Shell.]

Definition: To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Jamieson. That's a shealed peascod. Shak.

Sheal, n.

Definition: A shell or pod. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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