SHEEPFOLD

fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote

(noun) a pen for sheep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sheepfold (plural sheepfolds)

An enclosure for keeping sheep.

A flock of sheep.

Source: Wiktionary


Sheep"fold`, n.

Definition: A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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