Definition of sheal Sheal
We found 11 definitions of sheal from 4 different sources.
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What does sheal mean?
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sheal (n.)
Same as Sheeling. - sheal (v. t.)
To put under a sheal or shelter. - sheal (v. t.)
To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod. - sheal (n.)
A shell or pod.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sheal
shēl, v.t. (Shak.) to shell, as peas.—n. Sheal′ing, the shell, pod, or husk, as of peas. [Shell.] -
sheal
Shiel, shēl, n. (Scot.) a hut used by shepherds, sportsmen, &c.: a shelter for sheep.—ns. Sheal′ing, Sheel′ing, Shiel′ing. [Either Ice. skáli, a hut, or Ice. skjól, a shelter; both cog. with sky, shade.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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sheal
A northern term for a fisherman's hut, whence several of them together became sheals or shields.
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