woolshed

American  

[wool-shed] / ˈwʊlˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a building in which sheep are sheared and wool is gathered and prepared for market.

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woolshed British  

/ ˈwʊlˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a shearing shed

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Etymology

Origin of woolshed

First recorded in 1840–50; wool + shed ¹

Example Sentences

At Elderslie one was held at the woolshed, where I had a bale of wool as the platform.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)

She led the way swiftly, through the silent night, across the yard, over a small paddock, up to the sheep-yard beside the woolshed.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry

The station homestead, so lovingly descanted upon in the advertisement, consisted of a two-roomed slab hut; the woolshed, where the sheep were shorn, was made of gumtree trunks roofed with bark.

From Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)

The dining-room or woolshed is made to look as devotional as possible.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

The woolshed, the washpen, and all the huts connected with them are lone and voiceless as caravanserais in a city of the plague.

From Shearing in the Riverina by Boldrewood, Rolf