SHEEPCOTE

fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote

(noun) a pen for sheep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sheepcote (plural sheepcotes)

(archaic) A small building for sheltering sheep.

Anagrams

• pot cheese

Source: Wiktionary


Sheep"cot`, Sheep"cote`, n.

Definition: A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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