sheep

[sheep]

Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

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Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

Noun
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

Noun
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"

Noun
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

n. sing. & pl.
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

n. sing. & pl.
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.

n. sing. & pl.
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.

Sheep

Sheep , n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. scp, sce'a0p; akin to OFries. skp, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc'bef, Skr. ch'bega. &root;295. Cf. Sheepherd.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. &hand; The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. Ainsworth. 3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. Rocky mountain sheep.(Zo'94l.) See Bighorn. -- Maned sheep. (Zo'94l.) See Aoudad. -- Sheep bot (Zo'94l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See Estrus. -- Sheep dog (Zo'94l.), a shepherd dog, or collie. -- Sheep laurel (Bot.), a small North American shrub (Kalmia angustifolia) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs. -- Sheep pest (Bot.), an Australian plant (Ac'91na ovina) related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep. -- Sheep run, an extensive tract of country where sheep range and graze. -- Sheep's beard (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb (Urospermum Dalechampii) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the conspicuous pappus of the achenes. -- Sheep's bit (Bot.), a European herb (Jasione montana) having much the appearance of scabious. -- Sheep pox (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep, characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon the skin. -- Sheep scabious. (Bot.) Same as Sheep's bit. -- Sheep shears, shears in which the blades form the two ends of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so called because used to cut off the wool of sheep. -- Sheep sorrel. (Bot.), a prerennial herb (Rumex Acetosella) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel. -- Sheep's-wool (Zo'94l.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges (Spongia equina, variety gossypina). -- Sheep tick (Zo'94l.), a wingless parasitic insect (Melophagus ovinus) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the blood, leaving a swelling. Called also sheep pest, and sheep louse. -- Sheep walk, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run. -- Wild sheep. (Zo'94l.) See Argali, Mouflon, and O'94rial.

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

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Usage Examples

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

I went to England in the '70s, and I was in my early 20s. There was still a residue of that era of being an underclass or colonial. I assume it must have been a more aggressive and prominent attitude 40 years before that, because Australia internationally wasn't regarded as having much cultural value. We were a country full of sheep and convicts.

The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.

I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.

A dead cow or sheep lying in a pasture is recognized as carrion. The same sort of a carcass dressed and hung up in a butcher's stall passes as food.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.

I brought a Border Collie back home to Vancouver from Wales - where some of my ancestors are from - and needed to challenge him in other ways than just being my pet. So I investigated sheep herding and took a few lessons, and decided I was probably learning more than my dog!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

It would be nice to travel if you knew where you were going and where you would live at the end or do we ever know, do we ever live where we live, we're always in other places, lost, like sheep.

Never trust sheep.

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.