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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sheep /ʃip/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. sheep. - Mammalsa mammal that eats grass, grows a woolly fleece on its back and sides, and is closely related to goats:Sheep are grown for their wool and meat.
- a meek, unimaginative person, or one who is easily led.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheep (shēp),USA pronunciation n., pl. sheep. - Mammalsany of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, esp. O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- Clothingleather made from the skin of these animals.
- a meek, unimaginative, or easily led person.
- separate the sheep from the goats, to separate good people from bad or those intended for a specific end from unqualified people.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English (north) scēp; cognate with Dutch schaap, German Schaf
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