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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHEELDER, Sheeldir, Shielder, n. A child; a fellow. See also Chield and Chile. [(t)ʃildər]Sh.(D) 1931 Saga in Shet. Times (14 March) 7:
Didna Lowrie — da sheeldir it gjengs wi da post — . . . shap apo' da door o' Klate an' haand wis a muckle reegister'd letter frae wir peerie Maansie.Sh.(D) 1931 J. J. H. Burgess in Sh. Almanac Companion 188:
Whin we wir comin' up near da hoose, een o' da peerie shielders belangin' ta da skule cam' an' met wis.Sh. 1933 J. Nicolson Hentilagets 17:
Whin we peeri cheelders wir haein wir play, . . . We cöst-oot aftin, an took kind o stotts.Ork.(D) 1904 Dennison Orcad. Sk. 1:
Johnnie wus aye geud tae young cheelders.