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shed
  1. (weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
  2. (obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
  3. (obsolete) A parting in the hair.
  4. (obsolete) The top of the head.
  5. (obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “He found a milk crate in the shed and shoved it over to the side window.”
shed
  1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
  2. A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
  3. (derogatory) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
  4. (Britain, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “He found a milk crate in the shed and shoved it over to the side window.”
shedder
  1. Agent noun of shed; one who sheds.
  2. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Then you continue on in your hatefully superior day, you unctuous benevolent light shedder.”
      “Crabbers are pleased if they catch a couple on this amorous journey, since they gain simultaneously a hard male and a female shedder.”
      “And this is another spell against which the shedder of blood for ever strives in vain.”
shedding
  1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
  2. That which is shed, or cast off.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The shedding of her old beliefs marked a significant turning point in her life.”
shedrow
  1. A row of sheds; especially, a row of barns for horses at the start of a race track.
  2. Examples:
    1. “At the barn, horses will be identified, their shoes will be checked, and on-site veterinarians will watch them walk the shedrow.”
      “Pletcher, in Barn 31, paced up and down the shedrow with a cellphone to his ear.”
      “In California, the California Horse Racing Board actually allowed a trainer to have a stall in his shedrow covered with a blanket.”
shedhand
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A worker in a sheep-shearing shed.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I got a young shedhand to have a few drinks with him and tell him he was waiting for a shed to start.”
      “From 1990 until 1995 Andrew worked in the Coolah, Dunedoo and Dubbo districts as a station hand with a period in the Guyra district as a shedhand.”
      “Shearers took the best cook and accommodation, refusing to share either with the shedhand.”
shedful
  1. As much as a shed can hold.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It was the season the Falcons won the Premier League championship, they had a shedful of internationals, and I loved the environment.”
      “Yes, I'd love to score a shedful, but if Cardiff are promoted I'll be more than happy.”
      “Whether you have just one or two, or a shedful, all would be gratefully received.”
sheddings
shedhands
  1. plural of shedhand
  2. Examples:
    1. “Abbott wanted wool-rollers and piece-pickers cut to 25 shillings and all other shedhands reduced to 20 shillings.”
      “Visitors meet the shearers, shedhands, sheep and dogs who work in the shearing and wool industries.”
      “For the next 12 years he published Shearing, a magazine for shearers and shedhands.”
shedfuls
  1. plural of shedful
shedders
  1. plural of shedder
shedrows
  1. plural of shedrow
shedsful
  1. plural of shedful
sheds
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