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- [shee-ling]
- /ˈʃi lɪŋ/
- /ˈʃiː.lɪŋ/
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- [shee-ling]
- /ˈʃi lɪŋ/
Definitions of shieling word
- noun shieling a pasture or grazing ground. 1
- noun shieling a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground. 1
- noun shieling a rough, sometimes temporary, hut or shelter used by people tending cattle on high or remote ground 0
- noun shieling pasture land for the grazing of cattle in summer 0
- noun shieling a pasture 0
- noun shieling a shepherd's rude hut or cottage 0
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Origin of shieling
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; shiel + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Shieling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shieling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
shieling usage trend in Literature
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