sheepcote

[ sheep-koht ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.

Origin of sheepcote

1
1375–1425; late Middle English. See sheep, cote1

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British Dictionary definitions for sheepcote

sheepcote

/ (ˈʃiːpˌkəʊt) /


noun
  1. mainly British another word for sheepfold

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