Sheading
Pronunciation : Shead"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From AS. scadan, sce?dan, to separate, divide. See Shed, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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