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

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

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

Besides this, he acquired in the sheepcote lessons which he practised on the throne, that rule means service, and that the shepherd of men holds his office in order that he may protect and guide.

From The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms by Maclaren, Alexander

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

Still sounds toward me float; I hear the bird's small note, Sheep from the far sheepcote, And lowing steers.

From New Poems by Stevenson, Robert Louis