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sheep
[sheep]
noun
plural
sheepany of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
leather made from the skin of these animals.
a meek, unimaginative, or easily led person.
sheep
1/ ʃː /
noun
any of various bovid mammals of the genus Ovis and related genera, esp O. aries ( domestic sheep ), having transversely ribbed horns and a narrow face. There are many breeds of domestic sheep, raised for their wool and for meat
another name for aoudad
a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative
to pick out the members of any group who are superior in some respects
SHEEP
2abbreviation
Sky High Earnings Expectations Possibly: applied to investments that appear to offer high returns but may be unreliable
Other 51Թ Forms
- sheepless adjective
- sheeplike adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sheep1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sheep1
Idioms and Phrases
separate the sheep from the goats, to separate good people from bad or those intended for a specific end from unqualified people.
Example Sentences
It is thought to be made of a sheep's appendix and features an explicit print representing a nun and three clergymen.
Unlike Tiger, Thabiso decided to stay at home and rear sheep for a living, rather than join the illegal miners, known as zama zamas, in South Africa.
"I needed to vent... to get my frustration off my chest," she said, and her choice was either to tell the sheep in her paddock, or speak to what she called her "cheer squad".
The 55-year-old, who is also known as Thomas O'Brien or Tam O' Braan, rented a former sheep farm near Loch Tay and began spinning "elaborate lies" to customers.
He said he had the sheep because he was under financial pressure and accepted his actions were "unacceptable and feels ashamed".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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