The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sheal \Sheal\, n. Same as Sheeling. [Scot.]
Sheal \Sheal\, v. t. To put under a sheal or shelter. [Scot.]
Sheal \Sheal\, v. t. [See Shell.]
To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its
contents, as a husk or a pod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
--Jamieson.
That's a shealed peascod.
--Shak.
Sheal \Sheal\, n. A shell or pod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context UK dialect obsolete English) A shell or pod. 2 A shieling vb. 1 To shell (remove husks, shells etc) 2 To shelter under a shieling
Usage examples of "sheal".
One of the men, whom he had sent to reconnoitre, returned in a few minutes, stating, that behind a jutting rock, which he pointed to with his finger, not two hundred yards distant, he had discovered a hut, or what in Ireland is termed a shealing, and that there appeared to be a bridle road from it leading over the mountain.