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Meaning of shiel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʃiːl

Definitions

  1. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A shepherd's hut or shieling.
  3. A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A cottage.
  5. A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“The craik amang the claver hay, The pairtrick whirrin o'er the ley, The swallow jinkin round my shiel, Amuse me at my spinnin wheel.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shield shield aralia shield beetle shield bug shield fern shield law

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