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Shield

• n. a vast area of mineral-rich, mostly granitic, Pre-Cambrian rock surrounding Hudson Bay and extending as far southward as the Great Lakes.

  See also: Canadian Shield  

  • 1936  However in hollows in the Shield there are many areas with a fair covering of soil still preserved.
  • 1965  In many regions the gnarled outcrops of the Shield are visible. . . .