Definition of sheep

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Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia..

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White-water :: White-water (n.) A dangerous disease of sheep.
Merino :: Merino (a.) Made of the wool of the merino sheep.
Shammy :: Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying..
Southdown :: Southdown (n.) A Southdown sheep.
Fellmonger :: Fellmonger (n.) A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts..
Dod :: Dod (v. t.) To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off..
Sheepish :: Sheepish (a.) Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Gut :: Gut (n.) One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a sheep, used for various purposes. See Catgut..
Tagger :: Tagger (n.) A device for removing taglocks from sheep.
Browse :: Browse (v. i.) To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer..
Wildfire :: Wildfire (n.) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin..
Tag :: Tag (n.) A sheep of the first year.
Ovine :: Ovine (a.) Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
Oorial :: Oorial (n.) A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest..
Suigothus :: Suint (n.) A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas..
Cattle :: Cattle (n. pl.) Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine..
Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc..
Argali :: Argali (n.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Owl :: Owl (v. i.) To carry wool or sheep out of England.
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