sheth

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sheth¹

  • /ʃɛθ/

Where it comes from

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

noun sheths

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

    Similar: post, standard

Sheth²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Sheths

  1. A surname.

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noun bar connecting the beam to the sole

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DeutschGriessäule, Bruststück, Grieser
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@misc{sheth_2026,
  title = {sheth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}