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

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

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 Louisa Morgan

Down from the mountain steep— Up from the valley deep— Out from the clachan, the bothy and shieling; Bugle and battle-drum, Bid chief and vassal come, Loudly our bagpipes the pibroch are pealing.'

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

Leadhills was the nearest inhabited abode to this lonely shieling; and any little necessaries which so humble a cottage required were obtained from this village.

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

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 P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen

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