- sheepfold
- noun Date: before 12th century a pen or shelter for sheep
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sheepfold
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Sheepfold — Sheep fold , n. A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheepfold — [shēpfōld΄] n. [ME < OE sceapa fald: see FOLD2] a pen or enclosure for sheep … English World dictionary
sheepfold — UK [ˈʃiːpˌfəʊld] / US [ˈʃɪpˌfoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms sheepfold : singular sheepfold plural sheepfolds a sheep pen … English dictionary
sheepfold — /sheep fohld /, n. Chiefly Brit. an enclosure for sheep. [bef. 1000; ME; OE sceapa falda. See SHEEP, FOLD2] * * * … Universalium
sheepfold — noun /ˈʃiːpfəʊld/ An enclosure for keeping sheep … Wiktionary
sheepfold — sheep|fold [ ʃip,fould ] noun count an area of land surrounded by a fence in which sheep are kept … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sheepfold — n. enclosed area in which sheep are kept … English contemporary dictionary
sheepfold — noun a pen for sheep … English new terms dictionary
sheepfold — n. Sheepcot, sheep pen … New dictionary of synonyms
sheepfold — noun (C) an area of land with a fence or wall around it, used for keeping sheep in … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
