sheep
/ˈʃiːp/ noun A1- A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
- A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.
- A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
- A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
- Sheepskin leather.
- A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
- A gullible person.
Plural sheep
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A CERTAIN MAN, detained by a storm in his country house, first of all killed his sheep, and then his goats, for the maintenance of his household.
A WOLF followed a flock of sheep for a long time and did not attempt to injure one of them.
But when the Wolf, day after day, kept in the company of the sheep and did not make the slightest effort to seize them, the Shepherd began to look upon him as a guardian of his flock rather than as a plotter of evil against it; and when occasion called him one day into the city, he left the sheep entirely in his charge.
The Wolf, now that he had the opportunity, fell upon the sheep, and destroyed the greater part of the flock.
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