woolshed

[ wool-shed ]

/ ˈwʊlˌʃɛd /

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noun

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

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Origin of woolshed

First recorded in 1840–50; wool + shed¹

Words nearby woolshed

woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store

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How to use woolshed in a sentence

A large wagon shed with a loft above, a woolshed and one or two smaller storehouses comprise all the outbuildings.
Two Years on Trek|Louis Eugne du Moulin
Fewer of the labouring men are present than were seen in the old woolshed services.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand|Henry Thomas Purchas
He asked of the squatter permission to hold prayers for rain in the woolshed.
Problems of the Pacific|Frank Fox
There'd been a big tent rigged, as big as a small woolshed, too.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

They want us out to make dams or put up a woolshed or something.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for woolshed

woolshed

/ (ˈwʊlˌʃɛd) /

noun

Australian and NZ a shearing shed

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