"sheal" meaning in English

See sheal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sheals [plural]
Etymology: See shell. Etymology templates: {{dbt|en|shell|notext=1}} shell Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheal (plural sheals)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A shell or pod. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-sheal-en-noun-jWX9mhCl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 7 29 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 6 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 6 19 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sheals [plural]
Etymology: See shieling Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheal (plural sheals)
  1. A shieling
    Sense id: en-sheal-en-noun-altKOKjy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: sheals [present, singular, third-person], shealing [participle, present], shealed [participle, past], shealed [past]
Etymology: See shieling Head templates: {{en-verb}} sheal (third-person singular simple present sheals, present participle shealing, simple past and past participle shealed)
  1. To shell (remove husks, shells etc)
    Sense id: en-sheal-en-verb-JqBDUY5j
  2. To shelter under a shieling
    Sense id: en-sheal-en-verb-eUXv2HPA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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