Sheepfold vs Pew - What's the difference?
sheepfold | pew |
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
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Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
As nouns the difference between sheepfold and pew
is that sheepfold is an enclosure for keeping sheep while pew is one of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.As a verb pew is
to furnish with pews.As a interjection pew is
or pew can be representative of the sound made by the of a machine gun.pew
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pewe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- ''In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families
- At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the pews for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11.
- (Samuel Pepys)
- (Milton)
