shieling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shē′ling)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shiel•ing  (shē′ling),USA pronunciation n. [Scot.]
  1. a pasture or grazing ground.
  2. a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.
Also, shealing, shiel. 
  • shiel + -ing1 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shieling / ˈʃiːlɪŋ/, shiel / ʃiːl/
  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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle English shale hut, of unknown origin
'shieling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
shealing - shiel

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