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Shed
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
(2):
(v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
(3):
(v. t.) To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
(4):
(v. t.) To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
(5):
(n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
(6):
(v. t.) To separate; to divide.
(7):
(v. i.) To fall in drops; to pour.
(8):
(v. i.) To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
(9):
(n.) A parting; a separation; a division.
(10):
(n.) The act of shedding or spilling; - used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
(11):
(n.) That which parts, divides, or sheds; - used in composition, as in watershed.
(12):
(n.) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
(13):
(imp. & p. p.) of Shed
(14):
(v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
(15):
(n.) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shed'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shed.html. 1828.
