shide Meaning & Definition
What Does Shide Mean?
As a noun, shide means A piece of wood (a thin board or plank, or a strip of wood split off); a measure of firewood, variously defined as e.g. four feet long and between 16 and 38 inches in circumference.
Shide: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʃaɪd/ |
| Plural | shides |
Shide Definition (Noun)
- A piece of wood (a thin board or plank, or a strip of wood split off); a measure of firewood, variously defined as e.g. four feet long and between 16 and 38 inches in circumference.
Synonyms of Shide
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Shide synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
shide (plural shides)
Words That Rhyme With Shide
Origin of Shide
Origin 1: From Middle English schyd, schide, schyde (“plank, board, beam, splinter, chip”), from Old English sċīd (“thin slip of wood, shingle, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *skīd, from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, plank, tile”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt-, *skey- (“to cut; divide; separate; split”).
Origin 2: Cognate with North Frisian skeid (“billet of wood”), German Scheit (“log, piece of wood”), Swedish skid (“wooden shoe, sole, skate”), Icelandic skíð (“a billet of wood”). Doublet of ski.