n. Chiefly British 1. A shepherd's hut. 2. A mountain pasture used in the summer. [From Scots shiel, hut, from Middle English schele, possibly from Old English *scēla, probably of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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