Defn: A chain sheet cable.
SHEETFUL
Sheet"ful, n.; pl. Sheetfuls (.
Defn: Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold.
SHEETING
Sheet"ing, n.
1. Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width.
2. (Hydraul. Engin.)
Defn: A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment.
3. The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces; also, material made into sheets.
SHEIK Sheik, n. Etym: [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shakha to grow or be old.]
Defn: The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]