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n. Any of various usually horned ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis in the family Bovidae, especially the domesticated species O. aries, raised in many breeds for wool, edible flesh, or skin.

n. Leather made from the skin of one of these animals.

n. A person regarded as timid, weak, or submissive.

n. One who is easily swayed or led.

n. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

n. A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

n. Plural form of shoop.

n. 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. A weak, bashful, silly fellow.

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

n. A ruminant mammal of the family Bovidæ, subfamily Orinæ, and genus Ovis; specifically, Ovis aries, domesticated in many varieties, and one of the animals most useful to man.

n. Leather made from sheepskin, especially split leather used in bookbinding.

n. In contempt, a silly fellow.

n. A shepherd.

To pasture sheep upon; use as a sheep-range.

n. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

n. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

n. a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

"okay, this is completely unrelated, but you mentioned goat cheese and that made me think of sheep, and since you're in NZ, i've been wanting to ask if you've seen the movie _black sheep_--you know, since it's about man-eating genetically modified sheep roaming the NZ countryside. again, totally unrelated to your post."

simpleton    simple    follower   

ewe    lamb    broad-tailed sheep    marco polo's sheep    indian sheep    nelson's sheep    criollo sheep    sheep's-foot trimmer    black sheep    barbary sheep   

sheepdog    sheepfold    black sheep   

mutton    fleece    bleater    fold    jumbuck    down    hog    hogget    hogling    yearling   

Jeep    Peep    Streep    asleep    beep    bleep    bopeep    cheap    creep    deep   

goat    cattle    pig    lamb    ox    animal    rabbit    wolf    chicken    cat