shealing

[ shee-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scot.

The young man could not approach the shealing from either side without being seen.

By the old shealing of Cnoc-na-Monie, now forsaken, his heart leaped at sight of Ian coming to meet him.

In the shealing, she felt sure, there was not only counsel, but concealment if occasion demanded that.

Mackay was benighted on a deer-stalking expedition, near a wild hut or shealing, at the head of Loch Eriboll.

By the old shealing of Cnoc-na-Monie, now forsaken, his heart leaped at sight of Ynys coming to meet him.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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