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shall, shallin, shallins, sheal, sheel, sheelach, sheelbit, sheel-blade, sheeled, sheelick, sheelin, sheelins, sheelock, sheelter, sheil, sheilin, sheilins, shell, shellin, shellins, shiel, shil, shill, shillan, shillans, shillet, shillin, shillins, shulbit, shull, shullin, shullins,
sheel [ʃil, ʃɪl]
n. The act of husking corn. The act of turning a thing out of its container. A scattering or throwing about.
v. To shell peas, grain or flax seeds etc. To take off or out of the husk or pod. To cut a mussel from its shell.
n. The act of husking corn. The act of turning a thing out of its container. A scattering or throwing about.
v. To shell peas, grain or flax seeds etc. To take off or out of the husk or pod. To cut a mussel from its shell.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sheelach: MN. A small grain.
sheel-blade: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin(s) [ˈʃilɪn(z), ˈʃɪlɪn(z)]: Shelling grain. Grain with the husks removed.
sheelin knife: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin stane: A stone to remove corn husks in a meal mill.
sheelock: A corn husk, an unfilled ear of corn.
sheelter: A shelled mussle.
sheel-blade: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin(s) [ˈʃilɪn(z), ˈʃɪlɪn(z)]: Shelling grain. Grain with the husks removed.
sheelin knife: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin stane: A stone to remove corn husks in a meal mill.
sheelock: A corn husk, an unfilled ear of corn.
sheelter: A shelled mussle.
See shell also.
sheemach, sheemich, sheemoch,
sheemach [ˈʃiməx]
n. MN. A tangled or matted mass of hair. A kind of pack-saddle or mat. A person or thing of no value.
n. MN. A tangled or matted mass of hair. A kind of pack-saddle or mat. A person or thing of no value.
shean, sheen, shein, shene,
sheen [ʃin]
v. To shine, gleam, glisten.
v. To shine, gleam, glisten.
scheep, sheep, sheephadd, sheephadden, sheep-hauden, sheip,
sheep [ʃip]
n. A sheep.
pl. sheep
n. A sheep.
pl. sheep
Compounds and phrases etc.
sheep-hauden: Describes a walled enclosure capable of keeping sheep out.
shepherd: A person who tends and rears sheep.
shepherd: A person who tends and rears sheep.
sheet, sheit, weenin-sheet, windin-sheet, winndin-sheet, winnin-sheet,
sheet [ʃit]
n. A sheet. The corner rope controlling the movement of a sail.
n. A sheet. The corner rope controlling the movement of a sail.
Compounds and phrases etc.
gie sheet: I.Sh. To let it rip, go as fast as possible.
tak sheet: I.Sh. To flee, bolt, run for it.
windin-sheet [ˈwɪn(d)ɪn-, ˈwʌn(d)ɪn-]: A shroud for wrapping round a body.
tak sheet: I.Sh. To flee, bolt, run for it.
windin-sheet [ˈwɪn(d)ɪn-, ˈwʌn(d)ɪn-]: A shroud for wrapping round a body.
hin-shelvin, hint-shelvin, sellband, shelband, shellband, shellmint, shellmit, shellmount, shellmunt, shellweengs, shellwing, shelm, shelment, shelmond, shelmont, shelmunt, shelvedge, shelvement, shelvin, shelweeng, shelwing, shilban, shilband, shilmen, shilmen, shilment, shilment, shilmet, shilmet, shilmont, shilvin, shilweengs, side-shelvin, side-shilvin, skelmunt,
shelband [ˈʃɛlˈʃɪlən]
WC. also SEC. S. shelmunt [ˈʃɪlmən(t)], N. shelvin [ˈʃɛlvən], NN.b. I. shelweeng [ˈʃɛlwiŋ]
n. The flat upper surface of the side-rails of a box-or tip-cart, boards which are fitted into these to increase depth.
WC. also SEC. S. shelmunt [ˈʃɪlmən(t)], N. shelvin [ˈʃɛlvən], NN.b. I. shelweeng [ˈʃɛlwiŋ]
n. The flat upper surface of the side-rails of a box-or tip-cart, boards which are fitted into these to increase depth.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hint-shelvin: The rear boards.
side-shelvin: The side boards.
side-shelvin: The side boards.
shelf, shelfie, shelfs, skelf, skelve,
shelf [ʃɛlf]
n. A shelf.
dim. shelfie
pl. shelfs.
n. A shelf.
dim. shelfie
pl. shelfs.
shaal, shaalins, shael, shal, shall, shallie, shallie, shallies, shallies, shallins, shally, shally, shaul, shaulins, shell, shellins, shelly, shelly, shillans, shillins,
shell [ʃɛl, N. I. ʃal]
n. A shell.
dim. shellie A saucer.
v. To strip a seed of its husk or pod etc.
n. A shell.
dim. shellie A saucer.
v. To strip a seed of its husk or pod etc.
shelly
adj. Abounding in shells.
adj. Abounding in shells.
Compounds and phrases etc.
shellins [ˈʃɛlɪnz, N. ˈʃalɪnz]: Grain freed from husks.
See sheel also.
shalt, shaltie, shalty, shelt, sheltie, shelty, shilt, shiltie, sholt, sholtie, shult, shultie, sjalti,
shelt [ˈʃɛlt, MN. ʃalt, ˈʃʌlt]
n. A Shetland pony.
dim. sheltie
n. A Shetland pony.
dim. sheltie
Compounds and phrases etc.
cleekit shelt: A pony suffereing from string-halt.
sceld-trome, schiltrom, schiltron, shalter, shaltered, shaltert, shelter, sheltered, sheltert, shelther, sheltron, shilter, shiltered, shiltert, shiltrom, shiltron,
shelter [ˈʃɛltər]
n. A shelter.
v. To shelter.
pt. pp. sheltert, sheltered
n. A shelter.
v. To shelter.
pt. pp. sheltert, sheltered
Compounds and phrases etc.
schiltron: arch. A close compact body of troops. A phalanx.