sheepwalk

[ sheep-wawk ]

noun

, British.

1. a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.

sheepwalk

/ ˈʃiːpˌwɔːk /

noun

1. a tract of land for grazing sheep

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepwalk¹

First recorded in 1580–90; sheep + walk

Example Sentences

New Lanark would still have been a sheepwalk, and Greenock a fishing hamlet.

From Project Gutenberg

No road, not even a sheepwalk, connected his lonely dwelling with the abodes of men.

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