He almost reached the timberline – but there the weather changed, a damp fog enveloped him, and he spent a couple of hours shivering all alone in a smelly shippon, waiting for the whirling mists to uncover the sun once more.
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Shippon — Ship pon, n. A cowhouse; a shippen. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Bessy would either do fieldwork, or attend to the cows, the shippon, or churn, or make cheese. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shippon — /ship euhn/, n. Brit. Dial. a cow barn or cattle shed. Also, shippen. [bef. 900; ME schepon, OE scypen; c. G Schuppen; akin to SHOP] * * * … Universalium
shippon — Mawdesley Glossary a cow shed … English dialects glossary
shippon — [ ʃɪp(ə)n] (also shippen) noun dialect a cattle shed. Origin OE scypen, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
shippon — ship·pon … English syllables
shippon — ˈshipən variant of shippen … Useful english dictionary
FIVE SPECIES — FIVE SPECIES, the varieties of seed to which the halakhot concerning the agricultural produce of Ereẓ Israel apply. The Mishnah lists the five species as ḥittim, se orim, kusmin, shibbolet shu al, and shippon (Ḥal. 1:1). They are known in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WHEAT — WHEAT, grain belonging to the genus Triticum, of which many species exist. Several species of Triticum are grown in Israel, some called ḥittah (pl. ḥittim) and others kussemet, kusmin, and shippon (for this identification see five species ). (1)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Dartmoor longhouse — The Dartmoor longhouse is a type of traditional home, found on the high ground of Dartmoor, in Devon, England and belong to a wider tradition of combining human residences with those of livestock under a single roof.[1] The earliest are thought… … Wikipedia
Sutton Hall, Vale Royal — is to the south of the village of Sutton Weaver in the borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire, England (gbmapping|SJ546791). It is a Grade I listed building.cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1 id=436810… … Wikipedia
