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shealing

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sheal·​ing
variants: or sheeling \ ˈshēliŋ \ or less commonly shilling \ ˈshiliŋ \
plural -s

Definition of shealing

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: husked grain —usually used in plural

shealing

sheal·​ing | \ ˈshēliŋ \

Definition of shealing (Entry 2 of 2)

variant spelling of

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History and Etymology for shealing

Noun

Middle English schyllinge action of removing shells, from gerund of schelen, schyllen

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“Shealing.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shealing. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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