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sheth

/ʃɛθ/

sheth noun: the bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

Noun

sheth (plural sheths)

  1. The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.
    Synonyms:
    post, standard

Proper noun capitalized: Sheth

Sheth (plural Sheths)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of sheth

Forms of sheth

Noun
pluralsheths
Proper noun
pluralSheths

Origin of sheth

Inherited from Middle English schethe; possibly related to or even etymologically identical to sheath. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).

Indian surname, spelling variant of Seth, of Hindu, Jain, and Parsi origin, all from derivatives of Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “banker, head of a guild”).

Questions about sheth

What does sheth mean?
Sheth means the bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.
What part of speech is sheth?
Sheth can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sheth?
Sheth is pronounced /ʃɛθ/.
What is the plural of sheth?
The plural of sheth is sheths.

Words near sheth in the dictionary

  1. shetani
  2. shetar
  3. shetars
  4. Shete
  5. Shetes
  6. sheth
  7. sheths
  8. shetland
  9. Shetland Islands
  10. Shetland Isles
  11. Shetland lace

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