sheep

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The shepherd of the Lord's sheepcot will give an account of his pastorship; it is not for the flock to alarm its own pastor, but for the judge.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

The kindly shepherd of the East carries his lambs in his arms to the sheepcot, but the older sheep pass into the fold under his compelling rod.

From Retrospection and Introspection by Eddy, Mary Baker

At the side farthest from the town, close under a bluff, there was an extensive marah, or sheepcot, ages old.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis