- sheepcote
- noun Date: 15th century chiefly British sheepfold
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sheepcote
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sheepcote — [shēpkät΄shēpkōt΄] n. [see COTE1] chiefly Brit. var. of SHEEPFOLD: also sheepcot [shēpkät΄] … English World dictionary
Sheepcote — Sheepcot Sheep cot , Sheepcote Sheep cote , n. A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheepcote — /sheep koht /, n. Chiefly Brit. a pen or covered enclosure for sheep. [1375 1425; late ME. See SHEEP, COTE1] * * * … Universalium
sheepcote — noun A small building for sheltering sheep … Wiktionary
sheepcote — n. See sheepcot … New dictionary of synonyms
sheepcote — sheep·cote … English syllables
sheepcote — sheep•cote [[t]ˈʃipˌkoʊt[/t]] n. agr. brit. chiefly brit. a pen or covered enclosure for sheep • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
sheepcote — /ˈʃipkoʊt/ (say sheepkoht) noun Chiefly British a pen or covered structure for sheltering sheep …
sheepcote — noun a pen for sheep • Syn: ↑fold, ↑sheepfold, ↑sheep pen • Derivationally related forms: ↑fold (for: ↑fold) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Whitehawk — is a suburb in the east of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove.The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom . The estate was originally developed by the local … Wikipedia
