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sheep sheep /ʃiːp/ noun [C] (PLURAL sheep) ► A1 a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat: » The farmer has several large flocks (= groups) of long-haired sheep.» We heard sheep bleating/baaing in the field.→ SEE ALSO EWE(Cf. ↑ewe), LAMB(Cf. ↑lamb) noun, MUTTON(Cf. ↑mutton), RAM(Cf. ↑ram) noun (SHEEP)Thesaurus+: ↑Sheep and goats• • • Extra Examples:» Sheep were grazing in the fields.» She was one of the country's top sheep breeders.» They used dogs to drive the sheep into a pen.» a sheep farmer» sheep shearing |