English

Noun

shid ‎(plural shids)

1. (obsolete) A piece of firewood four feet long.
2. (obsolete) A unit of length measuring four feet.

References

• "shid", accessed on 2005-05-03, which in turn cites: Richard Hayes, The Negociator’s Magazine: or, The most authentick account yet published of the Monies, Weights, and Measures of the Principal Places of Trade in the World., John Noon, London, 1740, page 206.

Verb

shid

1. (nonstandard, obsolete, alliteration) Alternative spelling of should
   • 1920 Well, gen'lemen, this is better, but a record property shid fetch a record price. — John Galsworthy, The Skin Game, Act II, Scene I

Anagrams

• dish
• HSDI

Manx

Pronoun

shid

1. (demonstrative) that (remote)

Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɪ̀t]

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-x̯ɑ̓t. Cognates: Navajo [sid, Mescalero sįh.

Noun

shid

1. scar

Usage notes

The form shid occurs in Dilze’eh and San Carlos varieties; shig occurs in Cibecue; sid occurs in White Mountain and Dilzhe’eh (Tonto); sig in White Mountain.