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sheepyard

sheepyard noun: an enclosure for sheep.

Noun

sheepyard (plural sheepyards)

  1. An enclosure for sheep.

Forms of sheepyard

pluralsheepyards

Origin of sheepyard

From sheep + yard.

Questions about sheepyard

What does sheepyard mean?
Sheepyard means an enclosure for sheep.
What part of speech is sheepyard?
Sheepyard is a noun.
What is the plural of sheepyard?
The plural of sheepyard is sheepyards.

Words near sheepyard in the dictionary

  1. sheepways
  2. sheepwise
  3. sheepy
  4. Sheepy Magna
  5. Sheepy Parva
  6. sheepyard
  7. sheepyards
  8. Sheepys
  9. sheer
  10. sheer hulk
  11. sheer hulks

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