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- noun A
shed wheresheep areshorn .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The winery can trace its lineage back to 1896, when John Riddoch produced its second vintage in a woolshed.
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At the fort, the day of the arrest, he could have hidden himself in the woolshed, as Kit had.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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They want us out to make dams or put up a woolshed or something.
Robbery Under Arms 2004
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The man who grabbed Tasmin was Kit Carson, who had been hiding in the woolshed, where the sheep were sheared.
The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004
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The ramp outside the woolshed door holds yet another load,
The Glenborough Wool 1996
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Ringer: the fastest and best shearer in the woolshed
The Glenborough Wool 1996
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As the evening wore on the dancing grew more and more uninhibited, the liquor changed from champagne and whiskey to rum and beer, and proceedings settled down to something more like a woolshed ball.
The Thorn Birds McCullough, Colleen 1977
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He was laid in the woolshed and a watch placed on guard, and early in the morning a messenger was despatched to Dr. Haast with the sad tidings.
Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth
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And the Unionist labour men were making themselves a nuisance – going round the stations burning the grass of squatters who employed non-Union stockmen and shearers – in one instance, threatening to burn a woolshed.
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Windeatt up at Breeza Downs is in a mortal funk, and sending word everywhere for a squad of Specials to protect his woolshed. '
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