sheep-pen

  • 1sheep-pen — n a small area of ground with a fence around it, used for keeping sheep together for a short time …

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  • 2sheep-pen — sheepˈ pen noun • • • Main Entry: ↑sheep …

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  • 3sheep-pen — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sheep pen : singular sheep pen plural sheep pens a small area of land surrounded by a fence in which sheep are kept …

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  • 4sheep pen — noun a pen for sheep • Syn: ↑fold, ↑sheepfold, ↑sheepcote • Derivationally related forms: ↑fold (for: ↑fold) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 5sheep-pen — noun (C) a small area of ground with a fence around it, used for keeping sheep together for a short time …

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  • 6Pen (enclosure) — Corral redirects here. For other uses, see Corral (disambiguation). For other uses, see Pen (disambiguation). Sheep near a dry stone sheepfold, one the oldest types of livestock enclosures A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. The term… …

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  • 7pen — pen1 S2 [pen] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: penne feather, pen , from Latin penna feather ] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English penn] [Sense: 4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: penitentiary] …

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  • 8pen — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink: a ballpoint pen | a fountain pen | a felt tip pen 2 a small piece of land enclosed by a fence, used for keeping farm animals in: a sheep pen see also: playpen 3 put/set pen to paper to… …

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  • 9pen — I 1. noun you ll need a pen and paper Syn: ballpoint (pen), fountain pen, rollerball; felt tip (pen); highlighter, marker (pen) 2. verb she penned a number of articles Syn: write, compose, draft, dash off; write down, jot down …

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  • 10pen — I verb he penned a number of articles Syn: write, compose, draft, dash off, scribble II 1. noun a sheep pen Syn: enclosure, fold, pound, compound, stockade, sty, coop; N.Amer. corral …

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