sheepfold
Pastoral livestock corral
A sheepfold is an enclosure where sheep are kept, typically a pen or small fenced area for protection at night or during shearing.
The word sounds archaic and appears mostly in biblical or pastoral contexts: He leads his flock to the sheepfold.
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- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- kraalFenced livestock pen
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
stockade · gate · yard · compound · barrier · wall · perimeter · cote
Protected place or structure
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- protectionGuarding against harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
enclosure · predator · wolf · guard · secure · gathering · cover · retreat
ewe
Female ovine
ovine · bleat · fleece · wool · grazing · herding · flock · grazers · livestock · herd
pen
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fencing · stockade · gate · yard · compound · barrier · wall · perimeter · cote · hurdle
shelter
Protected place or structure
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- protectionGuarding against harm
safety · enclosure · predator · wolf · guard · secure · gathering · cover · retreat · safekeeping
shepherdess
Woman who tends sheep
dipping · tagging · breeding · mutton · animal husbandry · veterinary · farmstead · barn · homestead · grange
bucolic
Idyllically rural
countryside · meadow · pastureland · verdant · serene · tranquil · sylvan · halcyon · rural · village
- farm structuresbarn, barn door, silo, chicken coop, hay barn
- Shepherdingshepherdess, crook, flock, herd, ewe
- Wool Farmingwool production, shearing shed, woolshed, wool shed, fleece
- livestock facilitiesbarn, cattle ranch, cattle barn, dairy farm, cow barn
- rural buildingsbarn, farmhouse, dairy barn, granary, silo
- Sheepewe, ram, lamb, merino, fleece
sheepfoldopen range
Unfenced public grazing land
wilderness · wild · the wild · free range · open field