skillion

American  

[skil-yuhn] / ˈskɪl jən /

noun

Australian.

1. a lean-to serving as a room or a shed.

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skillion British  

/ ˈskɪlɪən /

noun

1. 1. a part of a building having a lower, esp sloping, roof; lean-to

   2. ( as modifier )

      a skillion roof

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Etymology

Origin of skillion

First recorded in 1860–65; alteration of skilling, originally dialect (S England), Middle English skyling; sense suggests kinship with dialectal scale “hut, shed” (from Old Norse skāli; ), but phonetic development obscure; see -ing ³, cf. shiel

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Example Sentences

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skillion

As Meera and Hodor pack up and prepare to move on with Bran, dreaming of yummier breakfasts and the pleasures of less fecund homes, eight skillion White Walkers and wights have assembled outside.

From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016

There was no dairy to be seen, and I suppose the milk was set in one of the two skillion rooms, or lean-to's behind the hut,—the other was 'the boys' bedroom'.

From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Henry Lawson

There was a light burning in Shine's skillion, and Dick's knock was answered by Miss Chris, who wore her hat and was on the point of leaving for her home at Summers'.

From The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy by Edward Dyson

Jack Drew camped in a skillion room behind his printing office, and had his meals at the Royal.

From Over the Sliprails by Henry Lawson

The iron on the skillion cracked and sweated—so did Dad and Dave down the paddock, grubbing—grubbing, in 130 degrees of sunshine.

From On Our Selection by Steele Rudd

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