[sheep] 
| 1. | any 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. |
| 2. | leather made from the skin of these animals. |
| 3. | a meek, unimaginative, or easily led person. |
| 4. | separate the sheep from the goats, to separate good people from bad or those intended for a specific end from unqualified people. |
separate the sheep from the goats
Distinguish between good and bad individuals, or superior and inferior ones. For example, In a civil war where both sides commit atrocities, you can't separate the sheep from the goats. This term refers to Jesus's prophecy in the New Testament (Matthew 25:32) that the sheep (that is, the compassionate) will sit on God's right hand (and find salvation), and the goats (the hard-hearted) will sit on the left (and be sent to damnation).