Shieling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shieling is a noun meaning An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
Meaning
An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
More Meanings
- A shepherd's hut or shack.
Example Sentences
Cabins and shielings had been torn down and burned.
The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place.
And what are twenty beds, when all the drovers, And all the shieling herdsmen from Bengorach, Must have a lair provided for the night.
Word Forms
- shielings
- shielin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foldyard, bucht, sowm, sheep-run, sheeprun, saeter.
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