Meaning & use
Sheepfold
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An enclosure or pen in which sheep are kept.
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The shepherd gathered the flock into the sheepfold before nightfall.
Wolves had been circling near the old stone sheepfold.
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Common in pastoral and biblical literature, where the sheepfold often symbolizes protection and community.
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