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1.
Sheffẹ̄ld
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
In comb.:
Sheffeld thwitel
, a knife made in the town of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
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2.
shēthe
n.(2)
3 quotations in 1 sense
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A part of a plow, prob. the bar connecting the beam and the share beam, a sheath.
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3.
shēth(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
shethe
35 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A holder for a sword, knife, etc.; a sheath, scabbard; also
fig.
;
sheth makere
; (b) ?a decoration of some sort, perh. shaped like a sheath; ?error for
shaft(e
n.(2); (c) ?
sheth nail
, = (?error…
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