shieling

American  

[shee-ling] / ˈʃi lɪŋ /

Sometimes shealing,

noun

Scot.

1. a pasture or grazing ground.

2. a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.

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shieling British  

/ ˈʃiːlɪŋ, ʃiːl /

noun

1. a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground

2. pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer

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Etymology

Origin of shieling

First recorded in 1560–70; shiel + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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shieling

There was too much to be done at the farm to allow this, but Waster Lunny had consented to Duncan’s forcing his way back to the shieling to stop the clock.

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?" and I'll say, "Not far off; when you get a bit up the hill you'll soon see them."

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by Asbj?rnsen, P. Chr.

Throughout the long summer, she, Gwynneth, Llewelyn, and the babe with his nurses, dwelt in a little shieling on the steep sides of Penmaenmaur.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa

There was no house known to them nearer than the shieling at Lowtherslacks, about two miles distant.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

And see my mither's shieling, too; and many a night have I lain awake to pray I might have her near me once again.'

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon