Defn: A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; — applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.
SHEDDING
Shed"ding, n.
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] Wordsworth.
SHEELFA; SHILFA
Sheel"fa, Shil"fa, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chaffinch; — so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
SHEELING Sheel"ing, n. Etym: [Icel. skj a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.]
Defn: A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed. [Written also sheel, shealing, sheiling, etc.] [Scot.]
SHEELY
Sheel"y, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Sheelfa.