Home › Words › S › sheepcotesheepcotesheepcote · noun — A small building for sheltering sheep.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom sheep + cote.nounA small building for sheltering sheep.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bucht 64% match — A sheepfold, especially one in which to keep ewes at milking-time. vs sheepcote →cote 63% match — A cottage or hut. vs sheepcote →cothouse 63% match — A small cottage, especially one that was the home of a cottar. vs sheepcote →shiel 62% match — A shepherd's hut or shieling. vs sheepcote →cattleshed 60% match — A small barn in which cattle are kept; a byre, a cowshed. vs sheepcote →sheepwalk 60% match — Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run. vs sheepcote →shieling 59% match — An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc. vs sheepcote →cowhouse 59% match — A house (barn or shed) for keeping cows. vs sheepcote →