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sheltersome

adj

Etymology

From shelter + -some.

  1. inherited from sċildtruma
  2. inherited from sheltron
  3. suffixed as sheltersome — “shelter + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by sheltering

    Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection

    • "Come aboord bo, ye' re 'eartily welcome. It's nobbut a scant place, but's sheltersome, and a snaw storm es a snaw storm;" and a pleasant-looking mouth and chin made its appearance to second the invite.
    • “The white hen is a cock” And true it was. The motherly chicken, growing older and larger, and more sheltersome of wing, had now developed a comb and wattle and a tail altogether inconsistent with henhood or motherliness of any sort.
    • When native, trees can be bought so cheaply, are so easy to grow, and such delight to the eye, so sheltersome and diverse in the colouring, it beats cockfighting that they are not utilised more in gardens and as shelter belts.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA