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

The poem lives by virtue of the famous stanza: From the lone shieling of the misty island     Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas— Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland.

From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner

Seeing a commodious shieling on the braeface, the young men entered, and one of them, with the object of driving dull care away, struck up a lightsome tune on his pipes.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

Like many another gallant youth, he had lost his eyesight from the sharp burning sand—and was led to the shieling of his love like a wandering mendicant who obeys the hand of a child.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson

At eventide she ascended the wooden steps of the shieling, and sending the women to make merry with their friends without, hungrily watched over her child.

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

After a tough walk, during which Anders said little or nothing, we got to the shieling, where two girls, a cousin of Anders and his sister, met us with bright hearty faces.

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