sheal

A northern term for a fisherman's hut, whence several of them together became sheals or shields.

← sheaf × shear →

Sheal
·noun A shell or pod. II. Sheal ·vt To put under a sheal or shelter. III. Sheal ·noun ·same·as <<S...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
sheal
to separate, mostly used of milk. To sheal milk is to curdle it, to separate the parts of it. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Sheal
(asking), one of the sons of Bani who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:29) (B.C. 452.) ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary