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Definition of Shieling
1. n. A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Definition of Shieling
1. Noun. An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc. ¹
2. Noun. A shepherd's hut or shack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shieling
1. shealing [n -S] - See also: shealing
Medical Definition of Shieling
1. A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shieling
Literary usage of Shieling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1860)
"... Gorgons, and Chimeras " —Exploration and Discovery pursued — The Midway
shieling—A Celtic Welcome — Return to the Yacht—"Array of Fossils new to Scotch ..."
2. Christopher in His Sporting Jacket by John Wilson (1901)
"... but their offspring are rarely allowed to get full-fledged in spite of the
rifle always lying loaded in the shieling. But in the days of our boyhood ..."
3. A History of the County of Inverness (Mainland) by James Cameron Lees (1897)
"... A shieling ON BEN ALDER—THE CAGE AND ITS INMATES—HEARS OF THE ARRIVAL OF TWO
FRENCH VESSELS IN ..."
4. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"... shieling,— Bugle and battle-drum, Bid chief and vassal come! Bravely our
bagpipes the pibroch are pealing. Men of the mountains—descendants of heroes ! ..."
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