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

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Example Sentences

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shieling

The son of a shepherd, whose tiny shieling with only a "but and ben" seemed to shelter an impossible number of children, he had practically run wild upon the mountains.

From Donalblane of Darien by J. Macdonald (James Macdonald) Oxley

The islanders cheerfully lent what aid they could, and King Murdoch with his attendant was permanently fixed in the small shieling on the hill.

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

Without an hour of fighting, without the din of strife In my house, Grateful to the Prince who giveth every good To me in my shieling.

From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various

That mattered little—the sturdy old ferryman saved us both; and for a few days the artist had the best room in mither's shieling.

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

The size of my shieling tiny, not too tiny, Many are its familiar paths: From its gable a sweet strain sings A she-bird in her cloak of the ousel's hue.

From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various

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