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sheepfold

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as in fold

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Recent Examples of sheepfold This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold. — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road. — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018

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Noun

Because of the middle fold, there are no buttons on the left-hand side of the phone.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Years of smiling, laughing, or making any number of facial expressions can lead to deeper folds and wrinkles over time.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fold

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World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
This isn’t the fox guarding the henhouse.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026

Definition of henhouse

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The grounds are equally impressive, with formal gardens, woodland, a meadow, and a historic dovecote believed to be among England’s oldest.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
Abby killing Lizzie’s doves In Monster, Lizzie maintains a dovecote in the family’s garden.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dovecote

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No dogs could hold him, no stockades could enclose him, no fence could stop him and no man had been able to kill him for seven years.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of stockade

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All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.

— Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.

— Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025

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