SHIELING

Etymology

Noun

shieling (plural shielings)

An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.

A shepherd's hut or shack.

Anagrams

• sheiling

Source: Wiktionary


Shiel"ing, n.

Definition: A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling. [Scot.]

SHIEL

Shiel, n.

Definition: A sheeling. [Scot.] Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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