See Also: Dunlin(medicine)
dunlin(dictionary)

sheth (iou) and dunlin (iou)


sheth (iou)



sheth noun. dial. & techn. LME.
[Cogn. with Western Flemish schet(te) rail, bar.]
A group of furrows, mine workings, etc., crossing each Other at right angles. LME.
A bar, a lath, esp. one of a number fixed together to form a framework. L15.

dunlin (iou)



dunlin noun. Pl. -s, same. M16.
[Prob. formed as DUN adjective + -LING1, from its greyish-brown upperparts (in winter).]
A sandpiper, Calidris alpina, occurring throughout the holarctic region.