ˈsheth noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English scēath sheath — more at sheath
1. : a number of rows (as of galleries in a mine or furrows in a field) at right angles to similar rows which they intersect or adjoin
2. : one of the bars forming a framework (as of a wagon)
3. : sheath 2a(2), 3c