skeiling

English

Etymology

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Noun

skeiling (plural skeilings)

  1. (architecture) A straight sloped part of a ceiling, such as on the underside of a pitched roof.

Usage notes
  • Seems to be local to Sussex, England.
  • Also features in properties in Southern England (as "skeiling", "skilling" or "skeeling" depending on the spelling used by local builders) - Somerset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Surrey, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey).
  • Now introduced into Cornish Architecture, originating from Penryn as first point of contact.

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