skillionn.

Brit.

/ˈskɪljən/,

/ˈskɪlɪən/, U.S.

/ˈskɪljən/, Australian English

/ˈskɪljən/,

/ˈskɪlɪən/, New Zealand English

/ˈskɪljən/,

/ˈskɪliən/

Forms: Also 1800s skilion.

Etymology: Alteration of skillin skilling n.²

Australian and New Zealand.

1. A lean-to, serving as a shed or as a small room.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > leaning against wall of other building

penthousea1400

to-fallc1425

lean-to1461

appentice1600

linter1736

skilling1799

skillion1843

1843 C. Rowcroft Tales of Colonies I. vii. 120 At the back of the long room of twenty feet, a skillion, to serve as a kitchen, &c.

1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman I. 163 This led into a ‘skillion’, or shed built against the house.

1870 Honey Glaucus i. i. 5 The farm..together with the three Skillions at the end of the Retreat are..his property.

1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms 12 The harness-cask, which stood in a little back skillion.

attributive.1866 N. Chevalier Reminisc. Journey across South Island 23 The house consisted of a front room..a skillion kitchen with big fire, and one end of this skillion had a kind of shed.1885 R. C. Praed Austral. Life 73 A verandah, and a skillion room opening off it.

2. (See quot. 1933.) Now Historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > shearing-shed > part of

skillion1846

pen1879

1846 C. P. Hodgson Reminisc. Austral. 39 Skillions formed by a sloping verandah to receive the sheep in from the fold as required.

1863 S. Butler First Year Canterbury Settl. x. 158 The wool-shed..[has] a large central space, and an aisle-like partition on each side..for holding the sheep at night... In a wool-shed, the aisles would be called skilions.

1871 Lady M. A. Barker Christmas Cake in Four Quarters iv. iii. 279 There was the skillions standing empty, and the shearers lounging about idling when Christmas Day came.

1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 2 Dec. 15/7 Skillion. In old Australian and New Zealand books (up to about 1880) it is common and means the sheep-holding part of a wool~shed.

Compounds

Special combinations.

skillion roof n. a roof sloping from the side of a building.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > types of roof generally

vaulta1387

plat-roofa1425

pend1454

faunsere1460

compassed roofa1552

terrace1572

sotie1578

crown1588

arch-roof1594

arch1609

under-roof1611

concameration1644

voltoa1660

hip roof1663

French roof1669

oversail1673

jerkinhead1703

mansard1704

curb-roof1733

shed roof1736

gable roof1759

gambrel roof1761

living roof1792

pent roof1794

span-roof1823

wagon-head1823

azotea1824

rafter roof1825

rooflet1825

wagon-vault1835

bell-roof1842

spire-roof1842

cradle-roof1845

packsaddle roof1845

open roof1847

umbrella roof1847

gambrel1848

packsaddle1848

compass-roof1849

saddleback1849

saddle roof1850

curbed roof1866

wagon-roof1866

saw-tooth roof1900

trough roof1905

skillion roof1911

north-light roof1923

shell roof1954

green roof1984

knee-roof-

1911 J. Nangle Austral. Building Pract. 171 Lean-to Roof. This kind (sometimes called a Skillion Roof)..is generally used only in rear buildings, or verandahs where no ceilings are required.

1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. 19 312 A skillion roof and other thin roof forms.

skillion-roofed adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed > in specific manner > specific

coupledc1384

thatched1467

stone-heled1578

slate-hung1648

slate-roofed1648

raftered1670

rafted1739

stob-thatched1792

reeded1819

hip-roofed1821

wagon-vaulted1835

span-roofed1842

saddle-backed1853

thatchy1864

tortoise-roofed1886

mansarded1890

monopitch1961

skillion-roofed1967

1967 J. Morrison in Coast to Coast 1965–6 136 It was little more than a skillion-roofed shack.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skillion
释义	skillionn. Brit. /ˈskɪljən/, /ˈskɪlɪən/, U.S. /ˈskɪljən/, Australian English /ˈskɪljən/, /ˈskɪlɪən/, New Zealand English /ˈskɪljən/, /ˈskɪliən/ Forms: Also 1800s skilion. Etymology: Alteration of skillin skilling n.² Australian and New Zealand. 1. A lean-to, serving as a shed or as a small room. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > leaning against wall of other building penthousea1400 to-fallc1425 lean-to1461 appentice1600 linter1736 skilling1799 skillion1843 1843 C. Rowcroft Tales of Colonies I. vii. 120 At the back of the long room of twenty feet, a skillion, to serve as a kitchen, &c. 1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman I. 163 This led into a ‘skillion’, or shed built against the house. 1870 Honey Glaucus i. i. 5 The farm..together with the three Skillions at the end of the Retreat are..his property. 1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms 12 The harness-cask, which stood in a little back skillion. attributive.1866 N. Chevalier Reminisc. Journey across South Island 23 The house consisted of a front room..a skillion kitchen with big fire, and one end of this skillion had a kind of shed.1885 R. C. Praed Austral. Life 73 A verandah, and a skillion room opening off it. 2. (See quot. 1933.) Now Historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > shearing-shed > part of skillion1846 pen1879 1846 C. P. Hodgson Reminisc. Austral. 39 Skillions formed by a sloping verandah to receive the sheep in from the fold as required. 1863 S. Butler First Year Canterbury Settl. x. 158 The wool-shed..[has] a large central space, and an aisle-like partition on each side..for holding the sheep at night... In a wool-shed, the aisles would be called skilions. 1871 Lady M. A. Barker Christmas Cake in Four Quarters iv. iii. 279 There was the skillions standing empty, and the shearers lounging about idling when Christmas Day came. 1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 2 Dec. 15/7 Skillion. In old Australian and New Zealand books (up to about 1880) it is common and means the sheep-holding part of a wool~shed. Compounds Special combinations. skillion roof n. a roof sloping from the side of a building. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > types of roof generally vaulta1387 plat-roofa1425 pend1454 faunsere1460 compassed roofa1552 terrace1572 sotie1578 crown1588 arch-roof1594 arch1609 under-roof1611 concameration1644 voltoa1660 hip roof1663 French roof1669 oversail1673 jerkinhead1703 mansard1704 curb-roof1733 shed roof1736 gable roof1759 gambrel roof1761 living roof1792 pent roof1794 span-roof1823 wagon-head1823 azotea1824 rafter roof1825 rooflet1825 wagon-vault1835 bell-roof1842 spire-roof1842 cradle-roof1845 packsaddle roof1845 open roof1847 umbrella roof1847 gambrel1848 packsaddle1848 compass-roof1849 saddleback1849 saddle roof1850 curbed roof1866 wagon-roof1866 saw-tooth roof1900 trough roof1905 skillion roof1911 north-light roof1923 shell roof1954 green roof1984 knee-roof- 1911 J. Nangle Austral. Building Pract. 171 Lean-to Roof. This kind (sometimes called a Skillion Roof)..is generally used only in rear buildings, or verandahs where no ceilings are required. 1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. 19 312 A skillion roof and other thin roof forms. skillion-roofed adj. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed > in specific manner > specific coupledc1384 thatched1467 stone-heled1578 slate-hung1648 slate-roofed1648 raftered1670 rafted1739 stob-thatched1792 reeded1819 hip-roofed1821 wagon-vaulted1835 span-roofed1842 saddle-backed1853 thatchy1864 tortoise-roofed1886 mansarded1890 monopitch1961 skillion-roofed1967 1967 J. Morrison in Coast to Coast 1965–6 136 It was little more than a skillion-roofed shack. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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