sheepcote

American  

[sheep-koht] / ˈʃipˌkoʊt /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.

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sheepcote British  

/ ˈʃiːpˌkəʊt /

noun

1. another word for sheepfold

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Etymology

Origin of sheepcote

1375–1425; late Middle English. See sheep, cote ¹

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Example Sentences

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sheepcote

No need to take care now about fastening the door, Arni of Bali said to himself as he wrapped the string around the nail driven into the door-post of the outlying sheepcote.

From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson

In ale about the carriage of peas to the sheepcote iv d ob.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?" and I'll say, "Not far off; when you get a bit up the hill you'll soon see them."

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by P. Chr. Asbj?rnsen

The last are first, the first are last, As angel eyes behold; These from the sheepcote sternly cast, Those welcomed to the fold.

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman

After that they all ran out of the sheepcote, but Rodny went indoors with Njal, and was there the rest of the night.

From The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor by Unknown

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