woolshed

[ wool-shed ]

/ ˈwʊlˌʃɛd /

noun

a building in which sheep are sheared and wool is gathered and prepared for market.

Origin of woolshed

First recorded in 1840–50; wool + shed¹

Words nearby woolshed

woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store

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Example sentences from the Web for woolshed

At Elderslie one was held at the woolshed, where I had a bale of wool as the platform.
Reminiscences of Queensland|William Henry Corfield
They want us out to make dams or put up a woolshed or something.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
A large wagon shed with a loft above, a woolshed and one or two smaller storehouses comprise all the outbuildings.
Two Years on Trek|Louis Eugne du Moulin
He asked of the squatter permission to hold prayers for rain in the woolshed.
Problems of the Pacific|Frank Fox

The dining-room or woolshed is made to look as devotional as possible.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand|Henry Thomas Purchas

British Dictionary definitions for woolshed

woolshed

/ (ˈwʊlˌʃɛd) /

noun

Australian and NZ a shearing shed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	woolshed
释义	woolshed [ wool-shed ] / ˈwʊlˌʃɛd / noun a building in which sheep are sheared and wool is gathered and prepared for market. Origin of woolshed First recorded in 1840–50; wool + shed¹ Words nearby woolshed woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for woolshed At Elderslie one was held at the woolshed, where I had a bale of wool as the platform. Reminiscences of Queensland\|William Henry Corfield They want us out to make dams or put up a woolshed or something. Robbery Under Arms\|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood A large wagon shed with a loft above, a woolshed and one or two smaller storehouses comprise all the outbuildings. Two Years on Trek\|Louis Eugne du Moulin He asked of the squatter permission to hold prayers for rain in the woolshed. Problems of the Pacific\|Frank Fox The dining-room or woolshed is made to look as devotional as possible. A History of the English Church in New Zealand\|Henry Thomas Purchas British Dictionary definitions for woolshed woolshed / (ˈwʊlˌʃɛd) / noun Australian and NZ a shearing shed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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