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sheal

The English word “sheal” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A shell or pod.
  2. A shieling

verb

  1. To shell (remove husks, shells etc)
  2. To shelter under a shieling

Etymology

Variant of shiel, from Middle English schelen, schyllen, from Old English sċylian, sċilian. Akin to Old English scealu (“shell, husk”). See also shell.

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