From Middle English scheden, schede, from Old English scēadan, scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (compare West Frisian skiede, Dutch and German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”), from *skey-.
See also Irish scian (“knife”), Lithuanian skėsti (“to spread”), ski̇́esti (“to separate”), Old Church Slavonic цѣдити (cěditi, “to filter, strain”), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”), Old Armenian ցտեմ (cʻtem, “to scratch”), Sanskrit च्यति (cyáti, “he cuts off”)). Related to shoad, shit, sheath.
Meanings
(UK, dialectal, transitive) To part, separate or divide.
We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.
A metal comb shed her golden hair.
1635, "Sermon on Philippians III, 7, 8", in Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (1845), Volume 1, page 166 Internet Archive
Lest […] ye shed with God.
to shed something in two
to shed the sheep from the lambs
(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
She called on all the marathoners to go to Staten Island to help with the clean-up effort and to bring the clothes they would have shed at the start to shelters or other places where displaced people were in need. 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012:
White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:
(archaic, transitive) To pour; to make flow.
Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
The crash occurred in a steep-sided cutting lined with self-seeded deciduous trees that were shedding their leaves, following unusually heavy rain and high winds in the 12 hours beforehand. 2023 November 1, Paul Clifton, “RAIB recommends actions to tackle leaves on the line”, in RAIL, number 995, page 10:
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light).
Can you shed any light on this problem?
What tho’ the moon—the white moon
Shed all the splendour of her noon,
Her smile is chilly—and her beam,
In that time of dreariness, will seem
(So like you gather in your breath)
A portrait taken after death. 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
to shed light on
(obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
Sence now that he by the right honde of god exalted is, and hath receaved off the father the promys off the holy goost, he hath sheed forthe that which ye nowe se and heare. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts ij:
(intransitive, obsolete) To fall in drops; to pour.
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Her hair […] is shed with gray. 1606, Ben Jonson, Hymenaei:
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
de verströmen (to radiate, cast, give off) · uga 𐎌𐎔𐎋 (to pour; to make flow) · pt descartar (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · de werfen (to radiate, cast, give off) · de abgeben (to radiate, cast, give off) · fi valuttaa (to allow to flow or fall) · io varsar (to pour; to make flow) · zza rokerden (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · it gettare (to radiate, cast, give off) · gl arreitar (to pour; to make flow) · ru пролива́ть (to pour; to make flow) · fi varistaa (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · oc versar (to pour; to make flow) · nl afwerpen (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · el ρίχνω (to radiate, cast, give off) · mi kautahanga (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu hullat (to allow to flow or fall) · fi erottaa (to part or divide) · gl repoxar (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · ru сбра́сывать (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · it irradiare (to radiate, cast, give off) · nl werpen (to radiate, cast, give off) · ta சிந்து (to allow to flow or fall) · hu hullat (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · ca vessar (to pour; to make flow) · ru проли́ть (to allow to flow or fall) · it separare (to part or divide) · gl capolar (to part or divide) · gl deitar (to allow to flow or fall) · gl franxir (to part or divide) · de fallen lassen (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu elhullat (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu derít (to radiate, cast, give off) · tr akıtmak (to allow to flow or fall) · hu megszabadul (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu kiad (to radiate, cast, give off) · de aufklären (to radiate, cast, give off) · el απορρίπτω (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · es separar (to part or divide) · hu elejt (to allow to flow or fall) · fa ریختن (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu hullajt (to allow to flow or fall) · fi luoda (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu szétválaszt (to part or divide) · nb utgyte (to pour; to make flow) · nl vergieten (to pour; to make flow) · fi luoda (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · el χύνω (to allow to flow or fall) · el απαλλάσσομαι (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu ont (to pour; to make flow) · de durchlassen (to allow to flow or fall) · fi valottaa (to radiate, cast, give off) · nl splijten (to part or divide) · nb gyte (to pour; to make flow) · hu vet (to radiate, cast, give off) · de abstrahlen (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu levetkőz (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · de abwerfen (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · de teilen (to part or divide) · ga sil (to allow to flow or fall) · ml പൊഴിയുക (to pour; to make flow) · ko 비추다 (to radiate, cast, give off) · fi jakaa (to part or divide) · fi valuttaa (to pour; to make flow) · zza teber kerden (to radiate, cast, give off) · gl efundir (to pour; to make flow) · hu ejt (to allow to flow or fall) · nb skille (to part or divide) · hu levedlik (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · ta ஊற்று (to pour; to make flow) · de vergießen (to allow to flow or fall) · gl escanabear (to part or divide) · yi שיידן (to part or divide) · fr séparer (to part or divide) · tr bölmek (to part or divide) · hu kibocsát (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu áraszt (to pour; to make flow) · de häuten (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · el χύνω (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu megválik (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · gl arreitar (to allow to flow or fall) · it versare (to allow to flow or fall) · hy թափել (to pour; to make flow) · fi karistaa (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · it emanare (to radiate, cast, give off) · kw devera (to pour; to make flow) · ru линять (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · enm scheden (to pour; to make flow) · bg изливам (to pour; to make flow) · fi valaa (to pour; to make flow) · hu elhullajt (to allow to flow or fall) · ru пролива́ть (to allow to flow or fall) · ang ġēotan (to pour; to make flow) · ca separar (to part or divide) · hu elválaszt (to part or divide) · pt dividir (to part or divide) · el χύνω (to pour; to make flow) · enm scheden (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · gl verquer (to pour; to make flow) · fa انداختن (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · tr dışarı vermek (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu bocsát (to radiate, cast, give off) · nl storten (to allow to flow or fall) · enm scheden (to allow to flow or fall) · it togliersi (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · bg излъчвам (to radiate, cast, give off) · fi erotella (to part or divide) · ta உதிர் (to part or divide) · ta விடு (to part or divide) · it versare (to pour; to make flow) · enm scheden (to part or divide) · nb felle (to allow to flow or fall) · hu vedlik (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · ta பொழி (to pour; to make flow) · tr dökmek (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · de verschütten (to allow to flow or fall) · ml പൊഴിക്കുക (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · sv utgjuta (to pour; to make flow) · de ausstrahlen (to radiate, cast, give off) · enm scheden (to radiate, cast, give off) · de näher erläutern (to radiate, cast, give off) · hy թափել (to allow to flow or fall) · gl efundir (to allow to flow or fall) · es derramar (to allow to flow or fall) · es verter (to pour; to make flow) · nb kvitte seg med (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · hu levesz (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · fi vuodattaa (to allow to flow or fall) · ru проли́ть (to pour; to make flow) · pt verter (to pour; to make flow) · ta ஒளிர் (to radiate, cast, give off) · fa ریختن (to pour; to make flow) · hu elkülönít (to part or divide) · tr akıtmak (to pour; to make flow) · nb kaste (to radiate, cast, give off) · hu áraszt (to radiate, cast, give off) · sv ömsa (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · tr taksim etmek (to part or divide) · kw devera (to allow to flow or fall) · mi whakamāunu (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · pt derramar (to allow to flow or fall) · de trennen (to part or divide) · fr verser (to pour; to make flow) · it gettare (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · gl baloucar (to allow to flow or fall) · de vergießen (to pour; to make flow) · la effundo (to pour; to make flow) · hu elhullat (to allow to flow or fall) · hu levet (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) · ca vessar (to allow to flow or fall)
From Middle English sched, schede, schad, from a combination of Old English scēada (“a parting of the hair, top of the head”) and Old English ġesċēad (“distinction, reason”).
Meanings
An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
Open the shed. Working in the direction that the shuttle will travel, insert the pick-up stick under the first 8 warp ends (including both lifted and lowered ends) and under the last 9 ends, passing through the open shed in between. 2026, Emily Barth, “Woolly Cocoon Bags”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, pages 36-37:
(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
(obsolete) A parting in the hair.
(obsolete) The top of the head.
(qualifier:obsolete outside of compounds) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
cmn 梭道 (opening between upper and lower warp yarns) · sv skäl (opening between upper and lower warp yarns) · fi vire (opening between upper and lower warp yarns) · fi viriö (opening between upper and lower warp yarns) · cmn 梭口 (opening between upper and lower warp yarns) · pt cala (opening between upper and lower warp yarns)
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
wood shed
There are numerous sheds in the now grass-grown yard, most of which now house threshing machines and farm carts instead of locomotives and rolling stock, although [in] the roofs of some are gaping holes. 1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 279–280:
wagon shed
garden shed
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
(UK, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
(UK, informal) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
Never saw that but we did stand and watch a pair of Sheds (156 and 165) speed north on a loaded steel. 2000 November 12, Bruce Garbutt, “Re: DRS to Cardiff (was Re: Tractor via Eddiestown)”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
(qualifier:nuclear physics) A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
(alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of woodshed.
(transitive) To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
As these [diesel] trains have to be shedded under cover at night, four additional outdoor standage roads are being provided for stabling of electric rolling stock after inspection in the shed. 1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 662:
Three 14XX class 0-4-2Ts were allocated to Bath Road for the Clevedon branch and one was sub-shedded at Yatton for a week at a time, during which period it amassed an aggregate mileage of nearly 1,400 miles. 1961 May, Mark B. Warburton, “Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells”, in Trains Illustrated, page 277:
On the Dava line, apart from the banking assistance given by the 4-4-0s, the traffic is handled by the standard class "5" 4-6-0s, known among the drivers as "Hikers"; these engines are shedded at Inverness and Perth. 1944 January and February, W. McGowan Gradon, “Forres as a Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 23: