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Sheeling

Sheeling \Sheel"ing\, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed. [Written also sheel, shealing, sheiling, etc.] [Scot.]

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sheeling

n. (alternative spelling of shieling English)

Usage examples of "sheeling".

You can have their sheeling for the time being, until you can get a house up.

The smoke of cook fires spiraled out of the exit holes in the sheeling roofs as the women began to cook their allotments of meal.

Then he began to dip the points in and stack the arrows against the side of the sheeling to dry.

Beth to his sheeling and they crawled inside through the low entryway.

Oswyl helped Malthus move his sheeling to the secluded spot he had chosen the next day.

He thought he had every thing resolved, and nothing more to worry about as he rode back to his sheeling to work on his new house some more before dark, only to find Tempest waiting for him.

His name was Sheeling and he had just come ashore from his ship, Dancing Cloud, her arrival unexpected.

The three men were filled like sails with pride and Sheeling felt warmed that he ruled such a queen of the sea.

Jamie his letter, his heart beating furiously, wishing that Sheeling had not arrived.

Naked children crawled out of the low openings to the woven bark sheelings and ran laughing across the yard, pursued by older siblings trying to pull clothes over them.

Those in the central sheelings had to work in the communal garden or help with the building and other camp chores.