sheth

S1H4E1T1H4
/ʃɛθ/

noun

The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

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OriginMiddle English schethe →
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Meanings

sheth1

nounsheth (plural sheths)

plural sheths

  1. The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

    Synonyms: post, standard

Sheth2

proper nounSheth (plural Sheths)

plural Sheths

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

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poststandard

Origin

sheth · noun

  1. Middle Englishschethe
  2. Englishsheth

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

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Sheth · proper noun

  1. Sanskritश्रेष्ठिन्“banker, head of a guild”
  2. EnglishSheth

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

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Translations

Catalan telera, tenella
  • telerabar connecting the beam to the sole
  • tenellabar connecting the beam to the sole
  • tinellabar connecting the beam to the sole
Dutch zuil, ploegschei
  • zuilbar connecting the beam to the sole
  • ploegscheibar connecting the beam to the sole
French étançon
  • étançonbar connecting the beam to the sole
German Griessäule, Bruststück
  • Griessäulebar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Bruststückbar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Grieserbar connecting the beam to the sole
Italian profime
  • profimebar connecting the beam to the sole
Spanish telera
  • telerabar connecting the beam to the sole
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APA

sheth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheth

MLA

“sheth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheth.

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