sheepwalk

[ sheep-wawk ]

/ ˈʃipˌwɔk /

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noun British.

a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.

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Origin of sheepwalk

First recorded in 1580–90; sheep + walk

Words nearby sheepwalk

sheepskin, sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick, sheepwalk, sheer, sheerlegs, Sheerness, sheer plan, sheesh

How to use sheepwalk in a sentence

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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