noun
sheepfold
SHEEP-fohld/ˈʃiːpfəʊld/
An enclosure where sheep are kept and protected.
The flock stays inside the sheepfold behind its closed gate.
Etymology
The compound specifies which animals occupy the fold: sheep. The enclosure word originally covered stalls, stables, and cattle-pens more generally.
In context
like sheep in a Sheepfold like a flock in its pasture
More examples
- The sheep return to the sheepfold at dusk.
- A stone wall surrounds the sheepfold.
- The farmer repairs both sheepfolds before winter.
Forms
sheepfold · sheepfolds
Similar words
- pen
- An enclosure for animals generally, not specifically sheep.
- enclosure
- Any enclosed area, whether for animals or other purposes.