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词汇 sheading
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Definition of sheading in English:

sheading

nounˈʃiːdɪŋˈSHēdiNG
  • Each of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man.

    马恩岛的六个行政区之一

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For hundreds of years, the Isle of Man has been divided into six sheadings, which in turn were subdivided into seventeen parishes.
    • The need of this division, according to Young, was to give three parishes to each of the newly formed southern sheadings in the 14th Century.
    • Parish churches were established with three in each of the six sheadings (literally: sixths, with division into threes of the two sides, Northside and Southside, of Man), and within the parishes the taxation districts or treens were established.
    • The grounds are laid out to reflect the sheadings of the island.
    • As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name.

Origin

Late 16th century: variant of shedding (see shed2).

Rhymes

exceeding, leading, misleading, pleading, reeding, self-feeding, unheeding

Definition of sheading in US English:

sheading

nounˈSHēdiNG
  • Each of the six administrative divisions of the Isle of Man.

    马恩岛的六个行政区之一

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Parish churches were established with three in each of the six sheadings (literally: sixths, with division into threes of the two sides, Northside and Southside, of Man), and within the parishes the taxation districts or treens were established.
    • For hundreds of years, the Isle of Man has been divided into six sheadings, which in turn were subdivided into seventeen parishes.
    • As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name.
    • The grounds are laid out to reflect the sheadings of the island.
    • The need of this division, according to Young, was to give three parishes to each of the newly formed southern sheadings in the 14th Century.

Origin

Late 16th century: variant of shedding (see shed).

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