shealing

1 of 2

noun

sheal·​ing

variants or sheeling

ˈshēliŋ

or less commonly shilling

ˈshiliŋ 

plural -s

: husked grain

—usually used in plural

shealing

2 of 2

sheal·​ing

ˈshēliŋ

variant spelling of shieling

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

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