sheepfold

[ sheep-fohld ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. an enclosure for sheep.

Origin of sheepfold

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sceapa falda.See sheep, fold2

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British Dictionary definitions for sheepfold

sheepfold

/ (ˈʃiːpˌfəʊld) /


noun
  1. a pen or enclosure for sheep

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