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sheepfold

sheep·fold

UK/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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

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