sheepcote
a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.
Origin of sheepcote
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How to use sheepcote in a sentence
Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?"
Tales from the Fjeld | P. Chr. AsbjrnsenShe goes first till they come to the sheepcote; she goes in and bade them follow her.
The story of Burnt Njal | AnonymousAfter that they all ran out of the sheepcote, but Rodny went indoors with Njal, and was there the rest of the night.
The story of Burnt Njal | AnonymousCotswold (pronounced Cotsold) is an old word for a sheepcote.
Crown-street, afterwards Nelson-street is now sheepcote-street.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for sheepcote
/ (ˈʃiːpˌkəʊt) /
mainly British another word for sheepfold
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