Definition of sheep

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Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd..

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Basil :: Basil (n.) The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Sparoid :: Sparoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream..
Sacrifice :: Sacrifice (n.) To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep..
Stray :: Stray (v. i.) Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep..
Crimpy :: Crimpy (a.) Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep..
Blast :: Blast (n.) A flatulent disease of sheep.
Lowbell :: Lowbell (n.) A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.
Cotswold :: Cotswold (n.) An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold hills, in Gloucestershire, England..
Gare :: Gare (n.) Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.
Skiver :: Skiver (n.) An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc..
Yolk :: Yolk (n.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.
Ewe :: Ewe (n.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals..
Sheep''s-eye :: Sheep's-eye (n.) A modest, diffident look; a loving glance; -- commonly in the plural..
Sheep-shearer :: Sheep-shearer (n.) One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep..
Stock :: Stock (n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; -- called also live stock..
Water Brain :: Water brain () A disease of sheep; gid.
Cote :: Cote (n.) A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Wooled :: Wooled (a.) Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep..
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep..
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