sheepfold

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold.

1. An enclosure for keeping sheep.

   “If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.”

2. A flock of sheep.

   “We weep because the Lord’s sheepfold is guarded by wolves; we despair because truth gasps for breath amid lies.”