a piece of a tile. Norf. and Suff.
·noun A stiff hat. II. Tile ·noun A plate of metal used for roofing. III. Tile ·noun A <<Draintile...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A plant; chard. II. Shard ·noun A gap in a fence. III. Shard ·noun A boundary; a division. ...
a gap or notch ; this knife has a great shard. Glouc. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·vt To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain. ...
·adj Borne on shards or scaly wing cases. ...
a fragment of a tile. Norf. ...