shide/ʃaɪd/EtymologyFrom Old English scēad (“boundary, division”), referring to the stream that ran through it.nameA southern suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5088).nounA piece of wood (a thin board or plank, or a strip of wood split off); a measure of firewood, variously defined as e.g. four feet long and between 16 and 38 inches in circumference.“For a tall shyde and nayle for the same house, jd,”