shood

noun

variants or shude

ˈshüd

plural -s

1

dialectal, England : the husk of oats after threshing

2

: rice husks or similar refuse used in adulterating linseed cake

Word History

Etymology

akin to Middle Low German schōde covering, pod, Old High German scōta, Old English hȳd skin, hide

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