Shoad
Alternative forms
Origin
From Middle English shode, schode, from Old English *(Ä¡e)scÄd, Ä¡escÄ“ad ("separation, distinction, discretion, understanding, argument, reason, reckoning, account, statement, accuracy, art, manner, method"), from Proto-Germanic *skaidÄ… ("separation, distinction"), from Proto-Indo-European *skÃit-, *skÃi- ("to cut, divide, separate"). Related to Old English scÄdan ("to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between"). More at shed.
Full definition of shoad
Noun
shoad
(plural shoads)- Separation; distinction.
- A chasm or ravine.
- A line of parting of the hair of the head; a part (in the hair); the top of the head.
- (mining) Loose fragments (often of metal ore) mixed with earth.