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▪ I. skilling, n.1|ˈskɪlɪŋ|
Forms: 4–5 skelyng, 7–9 skeeling, 9 skeling; 8– skillin, skilling, etc. 9 skillen. See also skillion.
[Of obscure origin.]
1. a. A shed or outhouse, esp. a lean-to, a penthouse.
Current in the south of England, from Surrey to Dorset.
1389New Coll. Accs. in Wood's MS. D. 2, fol. 272 In laborem facient. unius Skelyng pro sept. 2s. 6d. 1448–9Abingdon Abbey Accs. (1892) 124 In j skelyng siue coquina facta in tenemento dicti Henrici Baret. a1722E. Lisle Husb. (1757) II. 93 If I put cows or oxen under skillins, or penthouses. 1831Devizes Gaz. 8 Aug. (E.D.D.), A barn and extensive skilling was burnt down. 1862Morning Advertiser 8 Sept., Mr. Fowle was in his yard..when the storm first burst, and ran for shelter under a skilling. 1874Jefferies in Toilers of the Field (1893) 167 A portion of the Court is roofed in and is called the skilling.
b. In Australasian use. (Cf. skillion.)
1799R. Johnson Let. 26 Aug. in Evangelical Mag. (1800) July 299 Blood was discovered in different parts, particularly in a small skilling, where, as afterwards appeared, my friend was dragged. 1826J. Atkinson Acct. State of Agric. & Grazing in N.S.W. 100 The barn may be built with lean-to's or skillings all round. 1837C. M. Goodridge Voy. S. Seas (1832) 172 Many houses have been built..consisting of two rooms in front, and two sheds or skillings as they are called. 1849M. Russell Polynesia ix. 353 Three substantial weather-board dwelling-houses..with skilling at the back. 1890‘R. Boldrewood’ Col. Reformer (1891) 351 At the back a skilling, a lower roofed portion of the building.
attrib.1852Colonial Church Chron. VI. 294 As is usually the case with bush houses, two skillen-rooms were to be added behind. 1900H. Lawson On Track 79 There were two unfinished skilling rooms built on to the back of the hut.
2. (See quots.)
1674Ray S. & E.C. Words 77 Skeeling, an Isle or bay of a barn, Suss[ex]. 1838Holloway Prov. Dict., Skeeling or Skilling,..the side of a garret or upper room, where the slope of the roof interferes with the upright.
▪ II. ‖ ˈskilling, n.2
[In sense 1 ad. Du. schelling; in sense 2 a. Da., Sw., or Norw. skilling.]
†1. = schelling. Obs.—1
1700S. L. tr. Fryke's Voy. E. Indies i. 6 The Cash-keeper paid us..three Dutch Skillings every day while we stayed on Shoar.
2. A small copper coin and money of account formerly in use in Scandinavia.
1793Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XII. 232/2 [In] Denmark..and Norway..16 Skillings = a Marc [= 9d]. 1802Acerbi Trav. I. 220 The poor mendicant finished by asking..some..skillings in charity. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 326/1 Ryksort, a Danish silver coin at 24 skillings. 1875Jevons Money xi. 126 The skilling [of Norway] being nearly equal in value to an English halfpenny.
▪ III. skilling
(wild goose), obs. var. skeeling Sc.
▪ IV. ˈskilling, vbl. n. rare—1.
[f. skill v.1]
† The operation of reasoning.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. pr. vi. (1868) 137 Swiche comparisoun as it is of skilynge [L. ratiocinatio] to vndirstondyng and of þing þat is engendred to þing þat is. |