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sheepfold

Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/

The English word “sheepfold” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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