They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded
wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise.
Sir T. North.
2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in
bloodshed.
3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in
watershed.
4. (Weaving) The passageway between the threads of the warp through
which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by
raising and lowering the alternate threads.
Shed"der (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of
blood; a shedder of tears.
2. (Zoöl.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately
afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs,
which are most prized while in this state.
Shed"ding (?), n. 1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or
out; as, the shedding of blood.