shealing
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Scale, possibly connected with shealing, is a Scandinavian word used in the north for a shepherd's hut, hence the surname Scales.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
From a shealing of turf and straw, within the pitch of a bar from the spot where we stood, came out an old woman bent with age, and leaning on a crutch.
From Stories of Mystery by Johnson, Rossiter
A miserable shealing, usually padlocked on the outside, was all that betokened habitation, and a living being was rarely met with.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James
And without a word more they proceeded towards the shealing that was to be the end of their adventure.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil
Where the great post-road from Genoa to the South passes, a miserable shealing stands, half hidden in tall osiers, and surrounded with a sedgy, swampy soil the foot sinks in at every step.
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
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