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shieling

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shiel·ing  (shlng, -ln)
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 *scla, probably of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

shieling [ˈʃiːlɪŋ], shiel [ʃiːl]
n Chiefly Scot
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer
[from Middle English shale hut, of unknown origin]
Translations
shieling [ˈʃiːlɪŋ] N (Scot) (= pasture) → pasto m, prado m; (= hut) → choza f, cabaña f


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Ay, if the thing is ending, now I'll be getting rest, Saying my prayers and bending down to be stilled and blest, Never the days are sending hope till my heart is sore For a laugh on the path and a voice by the gate and a step on the shieling floor- Grief on my ways and grief on my work and grief till the evening's dim- (Lord, will I never hear it, never a sound of him?
 
 
 
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