sheep-pen
11Sheep shearing — Sheep shearing, shearing or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep s wool is called a shearer . Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have… …
12Pen — Pen, n. [From {Pen} to shut in.] A small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs. [1913 Webster] My father stole two geese out of a pen. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
13sheep|fold — «SHEEP FOHLD», noun. a pen or covered shelter for sheep …
14Sheep shearer — A sheep shearer is a worker who uses (hand powered) blade or machine shears to remove the wool from domestic sheep. HistoryDuring the early years of sheep breeding in Australia, shearing was carried out by shepherds, assigned servants, Ticket of… …
15sheep — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill (BrE), mountain ▪ lost (often figurative), stray ▪ the doleful cries of lost sheep ▪ He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost sheep …
16pen — [[t]pe̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ pens, penning, penned 1) N COUNT A pen is a long thin object which you use to write in ink. ballpoint pen → see ballpoint felt tip pen → see felt tip → See also fountain pen 2) VERB If someone pens a letter, article, or book,… …
17pen — pen1 penlike, adj. penner, n. /pen/, n., v., penned, penning. n. 1. any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance. 2. a detachable metal penpoint, filled by dipping or with a quill; nib. 3. such a penpoint with …
18pen — pen1 [ pen ] noun ** 1. ) count an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink: Do you have a pen and paper? a ) count an electronic object similar to a pen that you can use with a computer b ) uncount ink from a pen: It was written in… …
19pen — I. /pɛn / (say pen) noun 1. any instrument for writing with ink. 2. a small instrument of steel or other metal, with a split point, used, when fitted into a penholder, for writing with ink; nib. 3. the pen and penholder together. 4. a quill… …
20pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …
