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shieling

noun
shiel·ing | \ˈshē-lən, -liŋ\

Definition of shieling 

1 British : a mountain hut used as a shelter by shepherds

2 dialectal British : a summer pasture in the mountains

First Known Use of shieling

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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