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Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth..

Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..

Ewe :: Ewe (n.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals..

Wool :: Wool (n.) The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates..

Tallow :: Tallow (v. t.) To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep..

Blast :: Blast (n.) A flatulent disease of sheep.

Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle..

Merino :: Merino (a.) Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain..

Earmark :: Earmark (n.) A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting..

Oestrus :: Oestrus (n.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.

Ram :: Ram (n.) The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

Sheepy :: Sheepy (a.) Resembling sheep; sheepish.

Mort :: Mort (n.) The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.

Herd :: Herd (v. i.) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills..

Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep..

Hog :: Hog (n.) A young sheep that has not been shorn.

Watertath :: Watertath (n.) A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed to be injurious to sheep..

Vanquish :: Vanquish (n.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away..

Bleat :: Bleat (n.) A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep..

Half-blooded :: Half-blooded (a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep..

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