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Meaning of SHEELING

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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