sheepcote
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sheepcote
Example Sentences
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Helen's features would not have fired a sheepcote: the charm that lighted them blotted out a city.
From The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates
For a long time it was thought that he must keep money in the cupboard, but last spring an acquaintance of his stopped at the outlying sheepcote on his way from the village.
From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson
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
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
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