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1. (n.) sheep
any of several ruminant mammals, esp. of the genus Ovis, closely related to goats, esp. the domesticated O. aries.
2. sheep
leather made from the skin of these animals.
3. sheep
a meek, unimaginative, or easily led person.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE (Anglian) scēp, c. OFris skēp, OS
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| Definition of 'sheep' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sheep
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
2. (noun) sheep
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
3. (noun) sheep
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
"his students followed him like sheep"
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1. (noun) sheep
a farm animal used for its wool
a sheep farm
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| Definition of 'sheep' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. sheep
any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia
2. sheep
a weak, bashful, silly fellow
3. sheep
fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd
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| Definition of 'sheep' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. sheep
Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.
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Sense: a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made
a flock of sheep.
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 Afrikaans: skape |
 Arabic: خَروف، شاه، غنَم |
 Bulgarian: овца |
 Brazilian: ovelha |
 Czech: ovce |
 German: das Schaf |
 Danish: får |
 Greek: πρόβατο |
 Spanish: oveja |
 Estonian: lammas |
 Farsi: گوسفند |
 Finnish: lammas |
 French: mouton |
 Hebrew: כֶּבֶש |
 Hindi: भेड़ |
 Croatian: ovca |
 Hungarian: juh |
 Indonesian: domba |
 Icelandic: kind |
 Italian: pecora |
 Japanese: 羊 |
 Korean: 양 |
 Lithuanian: avis |
 Latvian: aita |
 Malay: biri-biri |
 Dutch: schaap |
 Norwegian: sau, får; smale |
 Polish: owca |
 Persian: گوسفند |
 Pashto: پسه، ګډ: بې زړه، مړيي، ډا |
 Portuguese: ovelha |
 Romanian: oaie |
 Russian: овца |
 Slovak: ovca |
 Slovenian: ovca |
 Serbian: ovca |
 Swedish: får |
 Thai: แกะ |
 Turkish: koyun |
 Taiwanese: 綿羊 |
 Ukrainian: баран, вівця |
 Urdu: بھیڑ |
 Vietnamese: con cừu |
 Chinese: 绵羊 |
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