sheepfold

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Pronunciation

/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/ (UK)

Definition of sheepfold

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An enclosure for keeping sheep.

“If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.”

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noun

An enclosure for keeping sheep.

“If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.”
A flock of sheep.

“We weep because the Lord’s sheepfold is guarded by wolves; we despair because truth gasps for breath amid lies.”

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

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