sheepfold

  1. An enclosure for keeping sheep.
  2. A flock of sheep.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold.

sheep pen

sheep-pen

sheep cote

sheep yard

sheep fold

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