"sheepfold" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/ [UK] Forms: sheepfolds [plural]
Rhymes: -iːpfəʊld Etymology: Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|shepefald|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English shepefald, {{inh+|en|enm|shepefald}} Inherited from Middle English shepefald, {{inh|en|ang|sċēapa falde|lit=sheep's fold}} Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), {{com|en|sheep|fold#Etymology_2}} sheep + fold Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheepfold (plural sheepfolds)
  1. An enclosure for keeping sheep. Categories (topical): Animal dwellings Categories (lifeform): Sheep Translations (enclosure): коша́ра (košára) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 羊圈 (yángjuān) (Chinese Mandarin), ovčín [masculine] (Czech), schapenstal [masculine] (Dutch), schaapskooi [feminine] (Dutch), lammaskarsina (Finnish), bergerie [feminine] (French), tamar [masculine] (Friulian), cjôt [masculine] (Friulian), Schafstall [masculine] (German), Schafhürde [feminine] (German), 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (awistr) [neuter] (Gothic), 𒀀𒊭𒀀𒌋𒅈 (a-ša-a-u-ar) (Hittite), juhakol (Hungarian), cró caorach [masculine] (Irish), ovile [masculine] (Italian), pecorile [masculine] (Italian), 羊小屋 (hitsujigoya) (alt: ひつじごや) (Japanese), ovīle [neuter] (Latin), трло (trlo) [neuter] (Macedonian), sauefold [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sauegard (Norwegian Bokmål), saueinnhegning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), saueinngjerding [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ماندره (mandra) (Ottoman Turkish), owczarnia [feminine] (Polish), koszara [feminine] (Polish), aprisco [masculine] (Portuguese), redil [masculine] (Portuguese), stână [feminine] (Romanian), țarc [neuter] (Romanian), oierie [feminine] (Romanian), uigl da nursas [masculine] (Romansch), stalla da nursas [feminine] (Romansch), овча́рня (ovčárnja) [feminine] (Russian), заго́н для ове́ц (zagón dlja ovéc) [masculine] (Russian), коша́ра (košára) [feminine] (Russian), mànnira [feminine] (Sicilian), ovčiareň [feminine] (Slovak), ovčinec [masculine] (Slovak), aprisco [masculine] (Spanish), majada [feminine] (Spanish), redil [masculine] (Spanish), fårfålla [common-gender] (Swedish), коша́ра (košára) [feminine] (Ukrainian), вівча́рня (vivčárnja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), jipacek (Volapük), corlan [feminine] (Welsh), defeity [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. A flock of sheep. Categories (topical): Animal dwellings, Collectives Categories (lifeform): Sheep
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      "word": "oierie"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uigl da nursas"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stalla da nursas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ovčárnja",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "овча́рня"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zagón dlja ovéc",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "заго́н для ове́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "košára",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "коша́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mànnira"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ovčiareň"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovčinec"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aprisco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "majada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "redil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fårfålla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "košára",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "коша́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vivčárnja",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вівча́рня"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "word": "jipacek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "corlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "enclosure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defeity"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheepfold"
}

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