shieling
Americannoun
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a pasture or grazing ground.
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a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.
noun
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a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground
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pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer
Etymology
Origin of shieling
Example Sentences
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Three women mysteriously glided into the shieling, and the dancing began in earnest.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
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 Oxley, J. Macdonald (James Macdonald)
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 Morgan, Louisa
To Johnson, the memories of the tour—the lone shieling and the misty island—were a source of pleasing recollection.
From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)
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 Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
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