Shin″gle, n. [OE. shingle, shindle, fr. L. scindula, scandula; cf. scindere to cleave, to split, E. shed, v.t., Gr. ���, ���, shingle, ��� to slit.] 1. A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, — used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below.
I reached St. Asaph,... where there is a very poor cathedral church covered with shingles or tiles. Ray.
2. A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one's shingle.
Shingle oak(Bot.), a kind of oak (Quercus imbricaria) used in the Western States for making shingles.