sheep
- noun
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A farm animal with a thick woolly coat, kept for its wool, milk and meat.
The dog kept the sheep together as they crossed the road.
In spring the farmer shears his sheep and sells the wool.
I counted sheep for an hour but still could not sleep.
About thirty sheep were grazing high up on the rocky slope.
Common collocations: a flock of sheep · keep sheep · shear a sheep · sheep graze · count sheep
Part of: Animals
Forms
- plural
- sheep