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Definitions of sheep in various dictionaries:
noun - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
noun - a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
noun - a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
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| (Kelly is back in the kitchen.) As well as a fried pastry rolled in sugar and cinnamon, churro means a type of this animal, and the pastry's name may have come from the nomads who herded it |
| The most bitter range wars featured cattlemen against men who raised these |
| The villagers come when the boy cries "Wolf!" because they think these animals are in danger |
| Many American breeds of this animal, like the rambouillet, are raised more for their fleece than for meat |
| Wolf disguised as one of these gets killed by shepherd wanting dinner |
| A reserve in Cyprus has been established to save the Mediterranean mouflon, a wild type of this |
| Genuine Roquefort cheese is made from this animal's milk |
| Considered among the first animals used in husbandry, they're divided into types by wool texture |
| In Handel's "Messiah", "All we", like these, "have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way" |
| In Aussie English, it's called a "jumbuck", & we're not pulling the wool over your eyes |
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| Any of various usually horned ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis in the family Bovidae, especially the domesticated species O. aries, raised in many breeds for wool, edible flesh, or skin. |
| Leather made from the skin of one of these animals. |
| A person regarded as timid, weak, or submissive. |
| One who is easily swayed or led. |
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Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe (), an intact male as a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a younger sheep as a lamb. * Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and m |