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shealing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shealing \Sheal"ing\, n. The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shealing \Sheal"ing\, n. Same as {Sheeling}. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheeling \Sheel"ing\, n. [Icel. skj?l a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw skjul.] A hut or small cottage in an expessed 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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