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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Basan :: Basan (n.) Same as Basil, a sheepskin..
Fluke :: Fluke (n.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot..
Scab :: Scab (n.) The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep..
Wildfire :: Wildfire (n.) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin..
Bleater :: Bleater (n.) One who bleats; a sheep.
Polled :: Polled (a.) Deprived of a poll, or of something belonging to the poll. Specifically: (a) Lopped; -- said of trees having their tops cut off. (b) Cropped; hence, bald; -- said of a person. The polled bachelor. Beau. & Fl. (c) Having cast the antlers; -- said of a stag. (d) Without horns; as, polled cattle; polled sheep..
Cotswold :: Cotswold (n.) An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold hills, in Gloucestershire, England..
Merino :: Merino (a.) Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain..
Feed :: Feed (v. t.) To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep..
Braxy :: Braxy (n.) A diseased sheep, or its mutton..
Dib :: Dib (n.) One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep..
Lamb :: Lamb (v. i.) To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep..
Ram :: Ram (n.) The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
Roche Moutonnee :: Roche moutonnee () See Sheepback.
Fleeced :: Fleeced (a.) Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced..
Crimpy :: Crimpy (a.) Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep..
Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc..
Wind :: Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing..
Stray :: Stray (v. i.) Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep..
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