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sheep

sheep [ sheep ] (plural sheep)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. domesticated mammal: a stocky hooved animal, with ribbed horns in the male.wool, meat. Genus Ovis.

2. leather from sheep: leather made from the skin of a sheep

3. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's courage, self-assertion or leadership qualities ( insult )

[ Old English scēap< Germanic]

separate the sheep from the goats to distinguish good or competent members of a group from the bad or incompetent

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