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shiel

  [sheel]
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–noun Scot.
shieling.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME schele; cf. ON skāli hut, shed; akin to OE scȳr hut, OHG scūr, ON skūrr penthouse

shiel⋅ing

  [shee-ling]
–noun 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.

Origin:
1560–70; shiel + -ing 1
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