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

Example Sentences

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sheepcote

Where, in the purlieus of this forest stands A sheepcote fenced about with Olive trees?

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

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 Newman, John Henry

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto My servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel: 9.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander

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

Helen's features would not have fired a sheepcote: the charm that lighted them blotted out a city.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford