Complete Definition of "shid"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete A piece of firewood four foot|feet long.
  2. obsolete A unit of length measuring four feet.

References
"shid", accessed on 2005-05-03, which in turn cites: Richard Hayes, The Negociator�s Magazine: or, The most authentick account yet published of the Monies, Weights, and Measures of the Principal Places of Trade in the World., John Noon, London, 1740, page 206.

Verb
shid nonstandard

  1. context|nonstandard|obsolete|alliteration alternative spelling of|should

Quotations
1920 Well, gen'lemen, this is better, but a record property shid fetch a record price. — John Galsworthy, The Skin Game, Act II, Scene I


Manx

Pronoun
infl|gv|pronoun

  1. context|demonstrative that (remote)

Western Apache

Pronunciation
IPA|[�ɪ�t]

Etymology
From Proto-Athabascan *-x̯��t�. Cognates: Navajo sid#Navajo|sid, Mescalero sįh.

Noun
infl|apw|noun

  1. scar

Usage notes
The form shid occurs in Dilze�eh and San Carlos varieties; shig occurs in Cibecue; sid#Western Apache|sid occurs in White Mountain and Dilze�eh (Tonto); sig#Western Apache|sig in White Mountain.

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