woolshed

[ wool-shed ]

noun

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

woolshed

/ ˈwʊlˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a shearing shed

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolshed¹

First recorded in 1840–50; wool + shed ¹

Example Sentences

A large wagon shed with a loft above, a woolshed and one or two smaller storehouses comprise all the outbuildings.

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Fewer of the labouring men are present than were seen in the old woolshed services.

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He asked of the squatter permission to hold prayers for rain in the woolshed.

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There'd been a big tent rigged, as big as a small woolshed, too.

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They want us out to make dams or put up a woolshed or something.

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