ovineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌvaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ovinus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ovinus of or relating to sheep (4th or 5th cent.; also in scientific Latin as a specific name, from 1767) < classical Latin ovis sheep (see ovi- comb. form²) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare French ovin (late 13th cent. in Old French in an isolated attestation in cartes ovines de parchemin documents written on sheepskin; subsequently from 1834), Italian ovino (14th cent.), Spanish ovino (1488 or earlier), Old Occitan ovin (in carn ovina mutton).

A. adj.

1. Resembling or reminiscent of (a) sheep in appearance, behaviour, etc.; sheeplike, sheepish; esp. lacking in initiative, thoughtlessly following a leader.Quot. 1676 is taken from a satirical account of a fictional experiment in which blood is transfused from a sheep to a man.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective]

tholemodec1000

bowinga1340

subjectc1384

enclinant1400

yoldena1413

subjective1417

prostratec1425

obtemperate?a1475

subjected1550

subject-like1553

submiss1570

submissive1572

yielding1578

obnoxious1591

subordinate1594

subjectly1596

yieldable1603

dejective1611

passive1616

awebound1631

succumbent1647

resigning1648

complaisant1676

ovine1676

1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso ii. 33 The Patient from being Maniacal, or raging mad, became wholly Ovine or Sheepish; he bleated perpetually, and chew'd the Cud.

1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 391/1 Ponder well those ovine proceedings.

1863 G. W. Lay Let. 2 Sept. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. II. 784 To meet the intriguing demagogues on their own arena and prevent the ignorant masses from following their lead in ovine style.

1887 Daily Tel. 2 May 3/1 Scarcely, we think, should this amorous and ovine youth be Strephon.

1928 Classical Rev. 42 130/2 Subsequent editors..have followed his lead with ovine unanimity.

1991 S. Fry Liar (1992) xii. 323 Sir David Pearce strode in, followed by a smiling Dickon Lister and an ovine Adrian.

2. Of or relating to (a) sheep; belonging to the genus Ovis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective]

probaticc1450

sheepy1532

vervecine1653

probatical1747

woolly1820

ovine1828

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ovine, pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.

1850 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Nov. 550 He enumerates the equine, bovine, cervine, ovine, canine, feline, and many other alleged hybrids.

1862 J. Richardson et al. Mus. Nat. Hist. I. 164/1 In the catalogue of ovine ruminants..upwards of thirty well-marked varieties of sheep are indicated.

1912 R. Lydekker Sheep & its Cousins v. 85 All these sheep were sadly deficient in form, according to modern ideas of ovine symmetry.

1990 Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. Some uncertainty remains as to whether all possible routes of transmission from bovine and ovine tissues to other species have been considered.

B. n.

A member of the genus Ovis; a sheep. Also figurative: a person likened to a sheep, esp. in thoughtlessly following a leader.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep)

sheepc825

sowthc1175

balle1440

wool-bearer1483

flocklinga1652

ram-sheep1672

fleece1783

jumbuck1824

ovine1890

mae1899

woolly1910

1890 Cent. Dict. 4211/1 Ovine, a member of the Ovinæ; a sheep.

1943 Amer. Midland Naturalist 30 789 The frequency of occurrence of upper canine teeth in Ovis canadensis may be higher than in other ovines.

1944 G. B. Shaw Everybody's Polit. What's What? xlii. 353 The remedy for this is the exclusion of ovines from the municipal panel.

2003 Newsday (Nexis) 14 Jan. b14 Because the Chinese word ‘yang’ described various types of ovines and caprines, this year is alternately known as the Year of the Ram, Lamb or Goat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovine
释义	ovineadj.n. Brit. /ˈəʊvʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ovinus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ovinus of or relating to sheep (4th or 5th cent.; also in scientific Latin as a specific name, from 1767) < classical Latin ovis sheep (see ovi- comb. form²) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare French ovin (late 13th cent. in Old French in an isolated attestation in cartes ovines de parchemin documents written on sheepskin; subsequently from 1834), Italian ovino (14th cent.), Spanish ovino (1488 or earlier), Old Occitan ovin (in carn ovina mutton). A. adj. 1. Resembling or reminiscent of (a) sheep in appearance, behaviour, etc.; sheeplike, sheepish; esp. lacking in initiative, thoughtlessly following a leader.Quot. 1676 is taken from a satirical account of a fictional experiment in which blood is transfused from a sheep to a man. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > [adjective] tholemodec1000 bowinga1340 subjectc1384 enclinant1400 yoldena1413 subjective1417 prostratec1425 obtemperate?a1475 subjected1550 subject-like1553 submiss1570 submissive1572 yielding1578 obnoxious1591 subordinate1594 subjectly1596 yieldable1603 dejective1611 passive1616 awebound1631 succumbent1647 resigning1648 complaisant1676 ovine1676 1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso ii. 33 The Patient from being Maniacal, or raging mad, became wholly Ovine or Sheepish; he bleated perpetually, and chew'd the Cud. 1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 391/1 Ponder well those ovine proceedings. 1863 G. W. Lay Let. 2 Sept. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. II. 784 To meet the intriguing demagogues on their own arena and prevent the ignorant masses from following their lead in ovine style. 1887 Daily Tel. 2 May 3/1 Scarcely, we think, should this amorous and ovine youth be Strephon. 1928 Classical Rev. 42 130/2 Subsequent editors..have followed his lead with ovine unanimity. 1991 S. Fry Liar (1992) xii. 323 Sir David Pearce strode in, followed by a smiling Dickon Lister and an ovine Adrian. 2. Of or relating to (a) sheep; belonging to the genus Ovis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] probaticc1450 sheepy1532 vervecine1653 probatical1747 woolly1820 ovine1828 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ovine, pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep. 1850 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Nov. 550 He enumerates the equine, bovine, cervine, ovine, canine, feline, and many other alleged hybrids. 1862 J. Richardson et al. Mus. Nat. Hist. I. 164/1 In the catalogue of ovine ruminants..upwards of thirty well-marked varieties of sheep are indicated. 1912 R. Lydekker Sheep & its Cousins v. 85 All these sheep were sadly deficient in form, according to modern ideas of ovine symmetry. 1990 Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. Some uncertainty remains as to whether all possible routes of transmission from bovine and ovine tissues to other species have been considered. B. n. A member of the genus Ovis; a sheep. Also figurative: a person likened to a sheep, esp. in thoughtlessly following a leader. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) sheepc825 sowthc1175 balle1440 wool-bearer1483 flocklinga1652 ram-sheep1672 fleece1783 jumbuck1824 ovine1890 mae1899 woolly1910 1890 Cent. Dict. 4211/1 Ovine, a member of the Ovinæ; a sheep. 1943 Amer. Midland Naturalist 30 789 The frequency of occurrence of upper canine teeth in Ovis canadensis may be higher than in other ovines. 1944 G. B. Shaw Everybody's Polit. What's What? xlii. 353 The remedy for this is the exclusion of ovines from the municipal panel. 2003 Newsday (Nexis) 14 Jan. b14 Because the Chinese word ‘yang’ described various types of ovines and caprines, this year is alternately known as the Year of the Ram, Lamb or Goat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1676
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