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| sheep [ sheep ] (plural sheep) |
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1. domesticated mammal: a stocky hooved animal, with ribbed horns in the male.wool, meat. Genus Ovis.
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2. leather from sheep: leather made from the skin of a sheep
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3. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's courage, self-assertion or leadership qualities
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insult
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| [ Old English scēap< Germanic] |
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separate the sheep from the goats to distinguish good or competent members of a group from the bad or incompetent
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