sheepfolds
Where flocks sleep
Sheepfolds are enclosures where sheep are kept, typically simple pens made of stone walls or fencing to protect the flock at night or during bad weather.
The word appears most often in biblical and pastoral contexts: He led his flock to the sheepfold.
A sheepfold suggests shelter and gathering—a place of safety for vulnerable animals.
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- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- kraalFenced livestock pen
- yardLinear measure or grounds
cote · stockade · compound · fence · barrier · ring-fence · gate · hurdle
Animals gathered together
lamb · sheepdog · herding · wool · crook · bucolic · idyll · Arcadia
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
yard · cote · stockade · compound · fence · barrier · ring-fence · gate · hurdle · wattle
flock
Animals gathered together
ram · lamb · sheepdog · herding · wool · crook · bucolic · idyll · Arcadia · meadow
refuge
Place of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- protectionGuarding against harm
safety · cover · retreat · gathering · nightfall · predators · wolves · weather · storm · security
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
shearing · dipping · marking · counting · sorting · mustering · droving · pasture · animal husbandry · fencing
sheepfoldsopen range
Unfenced public grazing land
wilderness · free range · wild · open country · open fields