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sheeling


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  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.]