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    [Noun]  | "sheep" | \ ˈshēp \


    1: any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; specifically : one (O. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool

    2: a timid defenseless creature

    3: a timid docile person; especially : one easily influenced or led


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German scāf sheep;

    [Noun]  | "sheep fescue" 


    1: a hardy fine-foliaged fescue (Festuca ovina) widely used as a pasture grass —called also sheep's fescue


    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "sheep ked" | \ ˈshēp-ˌked \


    1: a wingless bloodsucking dipteran fly (Melophagus ovinus) that feeds chiefly on sheep and is a vector of sheep trypanosomiasis —called also sheep tick


    Origin: 1925 ;

     Sheep + ked sheep ked, of unknown origin;

    [Noun]  | "sheep laurel" 


    1: a dwarf shrub (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family that is native to northeastern North America and is poisonous to livestock and that resembles mountain laurel but has narrower leaves and smaller bright red flowers —called also lambkill


    Origin: 1810 ;

    [Noun]  | "sheep's eye" 


    1: a shy longing usually amorous glance —usually used in plural


    Origin: circa 1529 ;

    [Noun]  | "sheep sorrel" 


    1: a small dock (Rumex acetosella) of acidic soils


    Origin: 1806 ;

    [Noun]  | "sheep walk" 


    1: a pasture or range for sheep


    Origin: 1586 ;

    [Noun]  | "Barbary sheep" 


    1: a wild, chiefly brown bovine (Ammotragus lervia) that is closely related to goats and sheep, is native to dry, rocky, mountainous terrain of North Africa but has been introduced into the southwestern U.S., northern Mexico, and Spain, and has a fringe of long hairs extending from the neck to the inner forelegs and horns that curve outward, back, and down : aoudad


    Origin: 1749 ;

     {see: |barbary coast|Barbary Coast:g}, Africa;

    [Noun]  | "big*horn sheep" | \ ˈbig-ˌhȯrn- \


    1: a usually grayish-brown wild sheep (Ovis canadensis) of mountainous and desert regions of western North America


    Origin: 1817 ;

    [Noun]  | "black sheep" 


    1: a disfavored or disreputable member of a group


    Origin: 1657 ;

    [Noun]  | "sheep" 


    1: an innocent or gentle person;


      * e.g., " ... he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated "



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    •  wolf





    [Noun]  | "wolf" 


    1: a man given to seducing women;


      * e.g., " ... she threatened to geld the wolf if he didn't stop making passes at her "



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    •  prey





    2: a person who habitually preys upon others;


      * e.g., " ... no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep "



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     [ "sheep" ]

    1: Someone who mindessly follows and emulates anything and everything in the name of fame/recognition. A waste of flesh and brain cells.

      * e.g.,  ... Many of the kids where I live are sheep. 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1:  A group of people who lack the capacity for careful consideration, imagination, or individual thought, who thusly go with group and allow god awful trends and events to unfold and make us all miserable.

      * e.g.,  ...  People who vote along party lines are sheep, and need to be given a good bitch slap to the face. 


     [ "sheep" ]

    2:  In some cultures, a substitute or alternate for a woman in the act of sex

      * e.g.,  ...  Iowa, where the men are men, and the sheep are scared. 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: A person who likes anything and everything that "everyone" likes (trends, etc.) for the sake of being cool. Once that trend ends and everyone stops liking it, they promptly start disliking it and it becomes the worst thing in the world. They also mock the people that continue to follow the "uncool" trends.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy: Wrestling's so gay, why do you watch that? I can't stand that crap. 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: 1) A living lawnmower. (Noun)

      * e.g.,  ... "MY GOD! That sheep ate all my grass!" *pause* "Honey! The lawn is done!" 


     [ "sheep" ]

    2: Origin: Reality.

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: someone who follows trends, trying to always do what's "in" or popular.

      * e.g.,  ... What a sheep! 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1:  An animal that is furry

      * e.g.,  ...  Look at them two sheep shaggin!!! 


     [ "sheep" ]

    2:  A person who follows another person and does everything they do

      * e.g.,  ...  those little kids are just sheep  


     [ "sheep" ]

    3:  'black' sheep is a person who is the odd one out

      * e.g.,  ...  roger is the black sheep in his family 


     [ "sheep" ]

    4:  The nickname of an extremely annoying bitch who follows her best mate around like a shadow. She has the same walk, the same bullshit lies coming out of her mouth and even the same hair.

      * e.g.,  ...  Look at sheep, what a sheep, there she goes again following her mate again, next she'll be physically kissing her arse 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: A mammal that is part of a massive worldwide conspiracy to take over the world. Slowly increasing their influence in the media and using seagulls as messengers, the sheep have begun an international network of spies and villians that will soon tunnel through the entire planet. The well known stupidity of sheep is in fact a method of misleading any who are aware of the conspiracy.

      * e.g.,  ... "that new overlord of the planet sure is ugly" 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: a fuzzy funny-looking animal that goes "rarrrr!"

      * e.g.,  ... person: Look at that sheep! 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1:  Large, cute farm animal whose wool is harvested to make clothing and other goods. Also, sheep meat or mutton is a popular and tasty delicacy in many cultures.

      * e.g.,  ...  Sheep make great pets, particularly if you live in a cold climate. 


     [ "sheep" ]

    2:  A person who mindlessly follows someone else's agenda, usually that of the loudest and dumbest person around. See politics and online games.

      * e.g.,  ...  guy>HA HA HA I PLAY WORLD OF WARCRAFT IM SO SPECIAL 


     [ "sheep" ]

    3:  Popular love partner for Welshmen everywhere.

      * e.g.,  ... me> So do you like that online game? 

     [ "sheep" ]

    1: Person or people that mindlessly do what they are told, or just mill around in an easily controlable manner.

      * e.g.,  ... "No-one actually likes that stuff, they only think they do because that's what they are told to think. They're such sheep." 

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