sheth

noun

ˈsheth

plural -s

1

: a number of rows (as of galleries in a mine or furrows in a field) at right angles to similar rows which they intersect or adjoin

2

: one of the bars forming a framework (as of a wagon)

3

: sheath sense 2a(2)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English; akin to Old English scēath sheath

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