shealing
Americannoun
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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 p. 121crutch.
From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous
Above the bed were some planks, extending half way the length of the shealing, and there slept the seven boys, without any mattress, or even straw, to lie upon.
From Diary in America, Series One by Marryat, Frederick
Patrick folded Judith in his arms, took one kiss, and then hastened out of the house, saying—“Remember the shealing, Judith, dear, there we’ll talk the matter over easy and comfortable.”
From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Marryat, Frederick
Mackay was benighted on a deer-stalking expedition, near a wild hut or shealing, at the head of Loch Eriboll.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
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
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