Definition of sheep
sheep
1 : 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
2a : a timid defenseless creatureb : a timid docile person; especially : one easily influenced or led
3 : leather prepared from the skins of sheep : sheepskin
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Examples of sheep in a Sentence
he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated
Recent Examples of sheep from the Web
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Those first clones, the brainchildren of Lao Chen, were the actual children of several of her graduate students, conceived by the technique used to create the first cloned sheep.
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Another favorite on the menu is oscypek, an appetizer of sheep cheese that is served warm with cranberries, Agnes Bobak said.
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His team is 14 years old and is still used on his sheep farm for plowing, mowing and logging.
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The nature and magnitude of the problems were suggested by the Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut’s initial report, five years ago, on the cloning of Dolly the sheep.
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Overview: The Fiat 500e is the black sheep of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles family.
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The code also allows Oak Park residents to keep up to two chickens on their properties, but bans pigs, swine, sheep, cattle, horses, goats and other similar animals, officials confirmed.
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A village memo shows a 1981 copy of the village code specifically bans cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, chickens and other poultry.
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Farah Angel was a state finalist in equine placement, Sarah Drown was a state finalist in goat entrepreneurship and the region winner for sheep entrepreneurship, and Travis Mehaffie was the region winner for dairy placement.
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Origin and Etymology of sheep
Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German scāf sheep
SHEEP Defined for English Language Learners
sheep
playDefinition of sheep for English Language Learners
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: an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin
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: a person who does what other people say to do
SHEEP Defined for Kids
sheep
playDefinition of sheep for Students
sheep
1 : an animal related to the goat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin
2 : a weak helpless person who is easily led
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