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sheep⋅fold

[sheep-fohld]
–noun Chiefly British.
an enclosure for sheep.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE sceapa falda. See sheep, fold 2
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sheep·fold   (shēp'fōld')   
n.  A pen for sheep.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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