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S(c)hod, ppl. adj. (n.). Also: s(c)hode, s(c)hoid, schood, shoad. [ME and e.m.E. shod (Wyclif), also shadde (once, 1565); p.p. of S(c)ho v.]

A. adj. 1. Schod schule (shovel), spaid, a wooden shovel, or spade, having its blade edged with metal.(1) 1502 Acta Conc. MS XII 84.
Thre new schod schulis with yrne the price of thaim al xviij d. 1524–5 Wigtownshire Chart. 63 (see S(c)hule n. 1 b (1)).
Franche schod schulis 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 110.
For ane schoid schule to the gardnar xii d. 1534 Treas. Acc. VI 234.
For xij schod shulis to cast hir dok, xiiij s. 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I 176.
Ane schod schuill 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I 115.
For vj schod schoullis with thair irnis ix s. 1556–7 Ib. 220.
For aucht schod schulis to the werk of the said loch, x s. vj d. 1558 Edinb. B. Rec. III 21.
To by half hundreth schod schullis with tua dosane matokis … and put the samin in the monitioun hous of the toun 1574 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 21.
For ane shod schule to mak moirter with ij s. vi d. 1599–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 64a.
For vi schod schollis xxxii s 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xviii (see S(c)ho v. 1). 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 125. 1651–2 Peebles B. Rec. II 194.
Ane new shoad shoole 1666–7 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 546.
To Johne Maitland Smyth for shod sheills for use of the shore 1680 Brechin Test. VII 36b.
Shod and blunt shooll 1688 Banff Ann. I 164. 1701 Rothesay Par. Rec. 139.
A spade and two shod shovels for digging the graves(2) 1629 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 303.
For tuo schod schoullis … For tuo schod spaidis 1643 Philorth Baron Ct. I 82.
Hurtinge … of Alexr. Scot with ane schood peitt spaid

2. Of a wheel: Furnished with an iron rim or tire. Of a cart: Having ‘shod’ wheels.(1) 1513 Doug. v v 57.
The hevy schod [Sm. schode] cart quheil(2) 1539 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. x (Scott v. Scott & M^cDowall).
Ane schod wane 1657 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 53.
That the commoun calseyis ar broken with the little shod cairts and tumblers goeing betuix Leith and Edinburgh not being usuall to have shod cairts anywhere els 1658 Ib. 120.
Ane agriement made with the cairters for toleratioun of their shod cairts 1660 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 271.
Ane schood kairt 1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X 197.
The great prejudice the calsay of Edinburgh … does susteine by the shod cairts 1683 Ib. XI 63.
Becaus they collect the dewes of the shod cairts at the watter gait 1692 Conv. Burghs IV 565.
The annwall revenewes off … Edinburgh. … Shoad carts … 1,050 [marks] 1697 Glasgow B. Rec. IV 226.
[The streets] are much worne out … by shode carts frequenting this burgh

3. Of a person: Wearing shoes. In dry (wet) shod. 1666 Inverness Rec. II 230.
Thrie or four tries … to be putt wpon the Millne Burne for carying foot men dry shoid ower the said burne 1704 Rothesay Par. Rec. 178.
Its almost impossible … to enter the kirk from the easte without being wett shod

B. noun. A horseshoe. a1700 Mare of Colinton 569.
My halter and my four new shods [etc.] … I list not let them gae to ods