sheepcote
1
9.9
A small shelter or fenced area for keeping sheep
- noun
- /ˈʃiːpˌkoʊt/
- Archaic
:
cobertizo de ovejas
- The old sheepcote was filled with hay for the sheep to use as bedding.
Examples
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The farmer built a sheepcote to protect his sheep from the harsh winter weather.
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Poor pelting villagers, sheepcotes, and mills.
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Poor pelting villagers, sheepcotes, and mills.
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We found the sheepcote tucked away in the corner of the field, surrounded by green grass.
Synonyms
fold
vssheepcote
11
7.4
A small pen where sheep or goats stay at night
is limited to one animal species and to a smaller shelter
1
9.9
A small shelter for farm animals like sheep or pigeons
is limited to one grazing animal species rather than various domestic animals
sheepfold
vssheepcote
1
6.2
A fenced or walled area for keeping sheep
is mainly a small shelter focusing on protection rather than confinement
sheep pen
vssheepcote
1
1.2
A fenced area where a farmer keeps sheep
is a small protective shelter rather than a solid permanent structure
sheep shed
vssheepcote
2.8
A building on a farm where sheep are kept and have their wool cut
is a small simple shelter without built facilities for processing wool
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
sheepcote singular
sheepcotes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Sheepcote joins sheep and cote, where cote is an old word for a small shelter and you can see it in dovecote. So a sheepcote is 'a small enclosure or shelter for sheep'.