See Also: Shingle(medicine)
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shingle (oh)



[Sense: 1,3; Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from Latin scindula 'flat piece of wood']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
[U and C] one of many small thin pieces of wood or another building material, fastened in rows to cover a roof or wall
[U] small round pieces of stone on a beach
::the crash of waves on the shingle
::a shingle beach
hang out your shingle
AmE to start your own business, especially as a doctor or lawyer