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shud

shud noun: a shed. Also the nonstandard or archaic spelling of should.

Noun

shud (plural shuds)

  1. (Derbyshire, East-Anglia, Yorkshire, obsolete outside West Country) A shed.

Also used as

shud is also the nonstandard or archaic spelling of should.

Forms of shud

pluralshuds

Origin of shud

From the Late Middle English schudde.

See should.

Questions about shud

What does shud mean?
Shud means a shed.
What part of speech is shud?
Shud is a noun.
What is the plural of shud?
The plural of shud is shuds.

Words near shud in the dictionary

  1. Shucksmith
  2. Shucksmiths
  3. shucky
  4. shucky beans
  5. shucky ducky
  6. shud
  7. shudda
  8. shuddap
  9. shudder
  10. shudder quote
  11. shudder quotes

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