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shieling
[ shee-ling ]
noun
, Scot.
- a pasture or grazing ground.
- a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.
shieling
/ ˈʃiːlɪŋ; ʃiːl /
noun
- a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground
- pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shieling1
C16: from Middle English shale hut, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?"
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The form of the retiring chief crossed it for an instant, the hurdle was then closed, and the shieling left in darkness.
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Already the little shieling among the crags began to show traces of the brighter days which were dawning.
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Just before she started, Kenneth came running up to the shieling in breathless haste.
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It was a moonlight night, and Montrose, worn out by the fatigues of the day, was laid down to sleep in a miserable shieling.
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