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Definition of: sheep
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(shēp) noun plural sheep
1. A medium–sized, domesticated ruminant of the genus Ovis (family Bovidae), highly prized for its flesh, wool, and skin. ♦ Collateral adjective; ovine.
2. Leather made from the skin of the sheep, as for bookbinding: also sheepskin.
3. Someone with the supposed temperament of a sheep; hence, a meek, bashful, or timid person. [OE scēap]
Nomenclature of anatomical parts.
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