sheepwalk

[ sheep-wawk ]

/ ˈʃipˌwɔk /

noun British.

a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.

Nearby words

sheepshead,
sheepshearing,
sheepskin,
sheepswool sponge,
sheeptick,
sheer,
sheer plan,
sheerlegs,
sheerly,
sheerness

Origin of sheepwalk

First recorded in 1580–90; sheep + walk

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Examples from the Web for sheepwalk

New Lanark would still have been a sheepwalk, and Greenock a fishing hamlet.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
No road, not even a sheepwalk, connected his lonely dwelling with the abodes of men.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney

British Dictionary definitions for sheepwalk

sheepwalk

/ (ˈʃiːpˌwɔːk) /

noun

mainly British a tract of land for grazing sheep

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