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Shed
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shed1
1. a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc.
2. a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc.
3. a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse

shed2
1. (in weaving) the space made by shedding
2. short for watershed

shed
Physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10--52 square metre

shed [shed]
(nuclear physics)
A unit of cross section, used in studying collisions of nuclei and particles, equal to 10-24barn, or 10-48square centimeter.

SHED [shed]
(aerospace engineering)

shed
A rough structure for shelter, storage, or a workshop. It may be a separate building or a lean-to against another structure; often with one or more open sides.

Shed 

a structure for keeping furbearing animals. A shed consists of a lean-to with a gable roof, under which cages are arranged in two, four, or six rows. The supporting structure, or framework, is made of wood, steel, or reinforced concrete. The roof is tile or slate. The passages between the rows of cages are paved with asphalt. In regions with large snowdrifts the cages are set on posts, and there are closed corridors.



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An internationally known felt maker from New York is offering a workshop Saturday on creating a 3-D felt replica of your pet that can incorporate your pet's shedded fur.
The 18-year-old, who is terrified of the reptiles, panicked when she found the shedded skin of a corn snake - and fled after the slippery visitor vanished.
Shedded after celebrations following the Black Caps' one-day series win, he tried to access a locked toilet the hard way by punching in a window, succeeding only in mangling his right hand to such an extent that reconstructive tendon surgery was required as well as skin grafts.
 
 
 
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