Shīde, n.

noun

n. [A-S. scîde, Icel. skîd, O. H. Ger. scît, N. H. Ger. scheit, from A-S. scîdan, to cleave, sceâdan, scâdan, to separate, divide, O. H. Ger. scîton, M. H. Ger. schîten, Up. Ger. scheiten, to split, O. H. Ger. sceidan, N. H. Ger. scheiden, to separate, divide. Cf. SHEADING.] A piece split off; a cleft; a piece; a billet of wood; a splinter. [Prov. Eng.]