Sheading

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sheading \Shead"ing\, n. [From AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to
     separate, divide. See {Shed}, v. t.]
     A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is
     a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six
     sheadings.
     [1913 Webster]