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- Dictionarysheep/ʃiːp/
noun
- 1. a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns. It is kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its tendency to follow others in the flock.
- 2. used with reference to people who are too easily influenced or led: "party members should not follow their leader like sheep"
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SHEEP definition: 1. a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat: 2. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHEEP is any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; specifically : one (O. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool. How to use sheep in a sentence.
Sheep definition: 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.. See examples of SHEEP used in a sentence.
Sheep (pl.: sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated sheep.
SHEEP meaning: 1. a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat: 2. a…. Learn more.
A sheep is a four-legged farm animal with a thick, wooly coat. Sheep are raised for this wool, as well as for meat, and they're known for their habit of staying close together in a flock. If you have a big flock of sheep, you might want to consider a herding dog or two to keep them in line. Have trouble falling asleep?
sheep. (shēp) n. pl. sheep. 1. a. A domesticated ruminant mammal (Ovis aries) having a thick coat, raised in many breeds for its wool, edible flesh, or hide. b. Any of various wild ruminant mammals related to and resembling the domestic sheep, such as the aoudad, bighorn sheep, and mouflon.
Definition of sheep noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy. See sheep in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sheep. Definition of sheep noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SHEEP meaning: 1 : an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin; 2 : a person who does what other people say to do.
