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sheepcote

/sheep-koht/US // ˈʃipˌkoʊt //UK // (ˈʃiːpˌkəʊt) //

羊肠小道,羊角村,羊蹄铁,羊角亭

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chiefly British.

    • : a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.

Examples

  • Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?"

  • She goes first till they come to the sheepcote; she goes in and bade them follow her.

  • After that they all ran out of the sheepcote, but Rodny went indoors with Njal, and was there the rest of the night.

  • Cotswold (pronounced Cotsold) is an old word for a sheepcote.

  • Crown-street, afterwards Nelson-street is now Sheepcote-street.