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== English == === Etymology === Unclear. Perhaps from the Norse word skeid, "ship assembly", with each sheading providing men for a warship. Perhaps from a Celtic word meaning "sixth part". Perhaps from the Middle English word, scheding, for an administrative division. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːdɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃidɪŋ/ === Noun === sheading (plural sheadings) Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided. ==== See also ==== (the six sheadings) Ayre, Garff, Glenfaba, Michael, Middle, Rushen coroner deemster === Further reading === sheading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === deashing, headings, headsign