|
|
Definition of Sheepcot
1. n. A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
Definition of Sheepcot
1. Noun. (alternative form of sheepcote) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheepcot
1. an enclosure for sheep [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheepcot
Literary usage of Sheepcot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ninety-six Sermons by Lancelot Andrewes (1841)
"And as the kingdoms of the earth from a sheepcot; so His own, of the Church, ...
We 'may well turn to them, with this Apostrophe : And thou sheepcot, ..."
2. Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office: Prepared by Great Britain Public Record Office, H. C. Maxwell Lyte, William Henry Stevenson, Great Britain Court of Chancery, England Sovereign (1272-1307 : Edward I) (1906)
"There is also assigned to her a third of the garden measured on both sides, which
extends from the sheepcot to the ditch of the garden on the west and lies ..."
3. The biblical museum by James Comper Gray (1872)
"1 J sheepcot for a closet.—Dr. Milne, a laborious and useful Missionary in China,
in his early years attended a Sabbath evening school, which was taught in ..."
4. Sutton-in-Holderness: The Manor, the Berewic, and the Village Community by Thomas Blashill (1896)
"It was probably ruinous while in the hands of lessees under the Crown. The sheepcot
in the Ings called Redd-Coat, or Red-Cott, with pasturage for 760 sheep ..."
Other Resources:
