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Definition of Sheading
1. n. 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.
Definition of Sheading
1. Noun. Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheading
1. a district of the Isle of Man [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sheading
1. 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. Origin: From AS. Scadan, sceadan, to separate, divide. See Shed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheading
Literary usage of Sheading
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man, from the Earliest by Joseph Train (1845)
"This sheading includes the ecclesiastical divisions of Arbory, Malew, and Kirk
Christ Rushen." By the government census of 1841, the popu- 1 This term ..."
2. A Text-book of Ore and Stone Mining by Clement le Neve Foster (1894)
"Lastly, the trucks of animals may lead to salt springs which they frequent.
sheading.—The prospector seeks for natural sections ..."
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