SCREED (2)

Screed, n. [[See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry.]] 1. 1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds.
2. 2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.
The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind. Sir W. Scott.