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woolshed

woolshed noun: a shed where sheep are shorn.

Noun

woolshed (plural woolsheds)

  1. A shed where sheep are shorn.
    • The Marie Short House evokes the woolsheds of New South Wales.2007 May 20, Jim Lewis, “The Native Builder”, in New York Times

Forms of woolshed

pluralwoolsheds

Origin of woolshed

From wool + shed.

Phrases with woolshed

Questions about woolshed

What does woolshed mean?
Woolshed means a shed where sheep are shorn.
What part of speech is woolshed?
Woolshed is a noun.
What is the plural of woolshed?
The plural of woolshed is woolsheds.

Words near woolshed in the dictionary

  1. Woolseys
  2. woolshearer
  3. woolshearers
  4. woolshearing
  5. woolshears
  6. woolshed
  7. Woolshed Flat
  8. woolsheds
  9. Woolsington
  10. woolskin
  11. woolskins

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