sheeplike
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before 900; Middle English; Old English (north) scēp; cognate with Dutch schaap, German Schaf
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
sheep (ʃiːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl sheep | |
| 1. | any of various bovid mammals of the genus Ovis and related genera, esp O. aries (domestic sheep), having transversely ribbed horns and a narrow face. There are many breeds of domestic sheep, raised for their wool and for meatRelated: ovine |
| 2. | Barbary sheep another name for aoudad |
| 3. | a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative |
| 4. | separate the sheep from the goats to pick out the members of any group who are superior in some respects |
| Related: ovine | |
| [Old English sceap; related to Old Frisian skēp, Old Saxon scāp, Old High German scāf] | |
| 'sheeplike | |
| —adj | |
| sheep (ʃiːp) | |
| —n , pl sheep | |
| 1. | any of various bovid mammals of the genus Ovis and related genera, esp O. aries (domestic sheep), having transversely ribbed horns and a narrow face. There are many breeds of domestic sheep, raised for their wool and for meatRelated: ovine |
| 2. | Barbary sheep another name for aoudad |
| 3. | a meek or timid person, esp one without initiative |
| 4. | separate the sheep from the goats to pick out the members of any group who are superior in some respects |
| Related: ovine | |
| [Old English sceap; related to Old Frisian skēp, Old Saxon scāp, Old High German scāf] | |
| 'sheeplike | |
| —adj | |
| SHEEP | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Sky High Earnings Expectations Possibly: applied to investments that appear to offer high returns but may be unreliable | |
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sheep
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Sheep definition
are of different varieties. Probably the flocks of Abraham and Isaac were of the wild species found still in the mountain regions of Persia and Kurdistan. After the Exodus, and as a result of intercourse with surrounding nations, other species were no doubt introduced into the herds of the people of Israel. They are frequently mentioned in Scripture. The care of a shepherd over his flock is referred to as illustrating God's care over his people (Ps. 23:1, 2; 74:1; 77:20; Isa. 40:11; 53:6; John 10:1-5, 7-16). "The sheep of Palestine are longer in the head than ours, and have tails from 5 inches broad at the narrowest part to 15 inches at the widest, the weight being in proportion, and ranging generally from 10 to 14 lbs., but sometimes extending to 30 lbs. The tails are indeed huge masses of fat" (Geikie's Holy Land, etc.). The tail was no doubt the "rump" so frequently referred to in the Levitical sacrifices (Ex. 29:22; Lev. 3:9; 7:3; 9:19). Sheep-shearing was generally an occasion of great festivity (Gen. 31:19; 38:12, 13; 1 Sam. 25:4-8, 36; 2 Sam. 13:23-28).
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