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Webster 1913 Edition

Sheal

Sheal

,
Noun.
Same as
Sheeling
.
[Scot.]

Sheal

,
Verb.
T.
To put under a sheal or shelter.
[Scot.]

Sheal

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Shell
.]
To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Jamieson.
That’s a
shealed
peascod.
Shakespeare

Sheal

,
Noun.
A shell or pod.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Sheal

SHEAL

, to shell, not used.

Definition 2024

sheal

sheal

English

Noun

sheal ‎(plural sheals)

  1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A shell or pod.
  2. 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)
    • Shakespeare, King Lear
      That's a shealed peascod.
  2. To shelter under a shieling

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