shieling

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shiel·ing

S0341600 (shē′lĭng, -lĭn)n. Chiefly British 1. A shepherd's hut.2. A mountain pasture used in the summer.
[From Scots shiel, hut, from Middle English schele, possibly from Old English *scēla, probably of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

shieling

(ˈʃiːlɪŋ) or

shiel

n1. (Agriculture) a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground2. (Agriculture) pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer[C16: from Middle English shale hut, of unknown origin]

shiel•ing

(ˈʃi lɪŋ)

n. Brit. Dial. 1. a pasture or grazing ground. 2. a shepherd's mountain hut. [1560–70; shiel in same sense (Middle English schele, perhaps continuing Old English (Anglian) *scēla, c. Old Norse skāli hut, shed) + -ing1]

shieling

A Scottish word meaning a shepherd’s hut.
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