sheal

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English

Etymology 1

See shell

Noun

sheal (plural sheals)

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A shell or pod.

Etymology 2

See shieling

Noun

sheal (plural sheals)

  1. A shieling

Verb

sheal (third-person singular simple present sheals, present participle shealing, simple past and past participle shealed)

  1. To shell (remove husks, shells etc)
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
      That's a shealed peascod.
  2. To shelter under a shieling

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhal̪ˠ/, /ˈhalˠ/

Noun

sheal

  1. Lenited form of seal.