Sheep ʃiːp Noun Flock Grazing Fields Farmers Leaves

• a flock of sheep
• sheep were grazing in the fields.
• sheep farmers
• these leaves are toxic to cattle and sheep.

sheep

1. an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (called mutton or lamb) or its wool
• COMPARE ewe
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• a flock of sheep
• Sheep were grazing in the fields.
• sheep farmers
• These leaves are toxic to cattle and sheep.

Extra Examples

• My grandfather used to raise sheep in Australia.
• The dogs herded the sheep into the pen.
• a 4 000-acre sheep station in New South Wales
• He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost sheep of the world.
2. to imagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and to count them, as a way of getting to sleep
3. if people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking for themselves
4. if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing
5. to recognize the difference between people who are good at something, intelligent, etc. and those who are not
6. a person who seems to be friendly or not likely to cause any harm but is really an enemy

Word Origin

• Old English scēp, scǣp, scēap, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaap and German Schaf.