sheepcote

noun

Etymology

From sheep + cote.

  1. inherited from cote
  2. inherited from cote
  3. compounded as sheepcote — “sheep + cote

Definitions

  1. A small building for sheltering sheep.

    • Each officer was at his post, nor could they much complain whilst their General sat on straw, in a sheepcote, at the foot of the hill, called Sherriff Muir, which overlooks Dumblane, on the right of his army.
    • Besides this, he acquired in the sheepcote lessons which he practised on the throne, that rule means service, and that the shepherd of men holds his office in order that he may protect and guide.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA