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sheep
[ sheep ]
noun
- any 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
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sheep
2/ ʃ¾±Ë±è /
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 ovine
- Barbary sheepanother name for aoudad
- a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative
- separate the sheep from the goatsto pick out the members of any group who are superior in some respects
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó±ð±ð±èËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³ó±ð±ð±èl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ³ó±ð±ð±èl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sheep1
˜yÐÄvlog 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.
More idioms and phrases containing sheep
see black sheep ; hanged for a sheep ; separate the sheep from the goats ; wolf in sheep's clothing .Example Sentences
Upon arrival, Garrett marches up to a sheep and expects it to tell him what to do — a giveaway that he’s a noob.
The first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in the UK, the nation's chief veterinary officer has confirmed.
An animal sanctuary is raising funds to buy a wheelchair for a rescued sheep that arrived at the charity in a critical condition and "keeps falling over".
The brothers were unmarried and there were no children to take on their beloved Logie Farm, where they had lived for 30 years, raising cattle and sheep.
Pretty much every single one of them is what I call the “blue sheep†— they’re from a typical Southern, conservative family, and they’re the wacky liberal at the table.
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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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