sheep
n. variety of cud-chewing animal related to the goat (raised for wool, meat or skin); skin of a sheep; docile and submissive person | ||||
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Sheep Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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SHEEP
<mathematics, tool> A package for symbolic mathematics, especially tensor analysis and General Relativity, developed by Inge Frick in Stockholm in the late 1970s to early 1980s. SHEEP was implemented in DEC-10 assembly language, then in several LISPs. The current version runs on Sun-3 and is based on Portable Standard LISP.
["Sheep, a Computer Algebra System for General Relativity", J.E.F. Skea et al in Proc First Brazilian School on Comp Alg, W. Roque et al eds, Oxford U Press 1993, v2].
http://www.riaca.win.tue.nl/archive/can/SystemsOverview/Special/Tensoranalysis/SHEEP/index.html.
(2002-12-28)
<mathematics, tool> A package for symbolic mathematics, especially tensor analysis and General Relativity, developed by Inge Frick in Stockholm in the late 1970s to early 1980s. SHEEP was implemented in DEC-10 assembly language, then in several LISPs. The current version runs on Sun-3 and is based on Portable Standard LISP.
["Sheep, a Computer Algebra System for General Relativity", J.E.F. Skea et al in Proc First Brazilian School on Comp Alg, W. Roque et al eds, Oxford U Press 1993, v2].
http://www.riaca.win.tue.nl/archive/can/SystemsOverview/Special/Tensoranalysis/SHEEP/index.html.
(2002-12-28)
Sheep Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Sheep
(n. sing. & pl.)
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
(n. sing. & pl.)
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
(n. sing. & pl.)
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
(n. sing. & pl.)
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
(n. sing. & pl.)
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
(n. sing. & pl.)
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
| WordNet 2.0 |
sheep
Noun
1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
(hypernym) bovid
(hyponym) ewe
(member-holonym) Ovis, genus Ovis
(part-meronym) trotter
2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
(hypernym) simpleton, simple
3. a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"
(hypernym) follower
Noun
1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
(hypernym) bovid
(hyponym) ewe
(member-holonym) Ovis, genus Ovis
(part-meronym) trotter
2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
(hypernym) simpleton, simple
3. a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"
(hypernym) follower
| The Phrase Finder |
Black sheep of the family
Meaning
A worthless or disgraced member of the family.
Origin
Shepherds used to dislike black sheep as their fleeces were worth less than those of white sheep.Warning: old joke ahead. 'Why do black sheep eat less than white ones?'. 'There aren't as many of them.'
Meaning
A worthless or disgraced member of the family.
Origin
Shepherds used to dislike black sheep as their fleeces were worth less than those of white sheep.Warning: old joke ahead. 'Why do black sheep eat less than white ones?'. 'There aren't as many of them.'
Counting sheep
Meaning
Attempting to get to sleep.
Origin
A reference to the distraction technique used to counter insomnia.
Like being savaged by a dead sheep
Origin
Said by combative UK Labour politician Dennis Healey when verbally attacked by the mild mannered Tory minister Geoffrey Howe.
| Australian Slang |
Cattle duffer
rustler, cattle thief, sheep thief
rustler, cattle thief, sheep thief
Make sheep eyes at
give adoring looks
Sheep duffer
rustler, cattle thief, sheep thief
Sheep-fucker
(racist) New Zealander
Ten thousand sheep short of a top paddock
idiot
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Sheep stealing
bleating rig
bleating rig
| hEnglish - advanced version |
sheep
sheep
\sheep\ (?), n. sing. & pl. [oe. shep, scheep, as. sc&?;p, sce?p; akin to ofries. sk&?;p, lg. & d. schaap, g. schaf, ohg. scāf, skr. chāga. ?295. cf. sheepherd.]
1. (zo?l.) any one of several species of ruminants of the genus ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in asia.
note: the domestic sheep (ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. it was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an asiatic breed which always has four horns.
2. a weak, bashful, silly fellow.
3. pl. fig.: the people of god, as being under the government and protection of christ, the great shepherd.
similar words(26)
sheep rot
sheep walk
sheep shears
sheep laurel
sheep ked
ancon sheep
horse sheep
sheep dog
cotswold sheep
otter sheep
sheep tick
sheep sorrel
sheep scabious
sheep run
white sheep
sheep pest
black sheep
sheep pox
maned sheep
sheep plant
vegetable sheep
musk sheep
rocky mountain sheep
dall sheep
sheep bot
wild sheep
sheep
\sheep\ (?), n. sing. & pl. [oe. shep, scheep, as. sc&?;p, sce?p; akin to ofries. sk&?;p, lg. & d. schaap, g. schaf, ohg. scāf, skr. chāga. ?295. cf. sheepherd.]
1. (zo?l.) any one of several species of ruminants of the genus ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in asia.
note: the domestic sheep (ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. it was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an asiatic breed which always has four horns.
2. a weak, bashful, silly fellow.
3. pl. fig.: the people of god, as being under the government and protection of christ, the great shepherd.
similar words(26)
sheep rot
sheep walk
sheep shears
sheep laurel
sheep ked
ancon sheep
horse sheep
sheep dog
cotswold sheep
otter sheep
sheep tick
sheep sorrel
sheep scabious
sheep run
white sheep
sheep pest
black sheep
sheep pox
maned sheep
sheep plant
vegetable sheep
musk sheep
rocky mountain sheep
dall sheep
sheep bot
wild sheep
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
sheep
caora f.
There are black sheep in the brightest flocks: Bíonn caora dhubh ar an tréad is gile
caora f.
There are black sheep in the brightest flocks: Bíonn caora dhubh ar an tréad is gile
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Caeor
Caeor = n. a sheep fold
Caeor = n. a sheep fold
Cagl
Cagl = n. sheep dung; mire
Dafad
Dafad = n. a sheep, ewe
Dafates
Dafates = n. flock of sheep
Defeidiog
Defeidiog = a. abounding with sheep
Defeita
Defeita = v. to hunt after sheep
Hespwrn
Hespwrn = n. a young sheep
Pwd
Pwd = n. a rot; a rot in sheep
Rhuddell
Rhuddell = n. ruddle, red ochre to mark sheep
Ysfa
Ysfa = n. a consumed spot; an itching; a sheep walk
| Dream Dictionary |
Sheep
To dream of shearing them, denotes a season of profitable enterprises will shower down upon you.
To see flocks of sheep, there will be much rejoicing among farmers, and other trades will prosper.
To see them looking scraggy and sick, you will be thrown into despair by the miscarriage of some plan, which promised rich returns.
To eat the flesh of sheep, denotes that ill-natured persons will outrage your feelings.
See Lamb and Ram.
To dream of shearing them, denotes a season of profitable enterprises will shower down upon you.
To see flocks of sheep, there will be much rejoicing among farmers, and other trades will prosper.
To see them looking scraggy and sick, you will be thrown into despair by the miscarriage of some plan, which promised rich returns.
To eat the flesh of sheep, denotes that ill-natured persons will outrage your feelings.
See Lamb and Ram.
Sheep Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Middle-earth v2.2b |
Sheep
Woolly grazing animals, especially common in the Númenórean region of Emerië, and (in Middle-earth) on the Barrow-downs and in the Vales of Anduin.
Woolly grazing animals, especially common in the Númenórean region of Emerië, and (in Middle-earth) on the Barrow-downs and in the Vales of Anduin.
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
sheep
ovis ovis
ovis ovis
Sheep Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Sheep
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).
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).
Sheep fold
a strong fenced enclosure for the protection of the sheep gathered within it (Num. 32:24; 1 Chr. 17:7; Ps. 50:9; 78:70). In John 10:16 the Authorized Version renders by "fold" two distinct Greek words, aule and poimne, the latter of which properly means a "flock," and is so rendered in the Revised Version. (See also Matt. 26:31; Luke 2:8; 1 Cor. 9:7.) (See FOLD.)
Sheep gate
one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city.
Sheep market
occurs only in John 5:2 (marg., also R.V., "sheep-gate"). The word so rendered is an adjective, and it is uncertain whether the noun to be supplied should be "gate" or, following the Vulgate Version, "pool."
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Sheep
Sheep were an important part of the possessions of the ancient Hebrews and of eastern nations generally. The first mention of sheep occurs in (Genesis 4:2) They were used in the sacrificial offering,as, both the adult animal, (Exodus 20:24) and the lamb. See (Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 9:3; 12:6) Sheep and lambs formed an important article of food. (1 Samuel 25:18) The wool was used as clothing. (Leviticus 13:47) "Rams skins dyed red" were used as a covering for the tabernacle. (Exodus 25:5) Sheep and lambs were sometimes paid as tribute. (2 Kings 3:4) It is very striking to notice the immense numbers of sheep that were reared in Palestine in biblical times. (Chardin says he saw a clan of Turcoman shepherds whose flock consisted of 3,000,000 sheep and goats, besides 400,000 Feasts of carriage, as horses, asses and camels.) Sheep-sheering is alluded to (Genesis 31:19) Sheepdogs were employed in biblical times. (Job 30:1) Shepherds in Palestine and the East generally go before their flocks, which they induce to follow by calling to them, comp. (John 10:4; Psalms 77:20; 80:1) though they also drive them. (Genesis 33:13) The following quotation from Hartley's "Researches in Greece and the Levant," p. 321, is strikingly illustrative of the allusions in (John 10:1-16) "Having had my attention directed last night to the words in (John 10:3) I asked my man if it was usual in Greece to give names to the sheep. He informed me that it was, and that the sheep obeyed the shepherd when he called them by their names. This morning I had an opportunity of verifying the truth of this remark. Passing by a flock of sheep I asked the shepherd the same question which I had put to the servant, and he gave me the same answer. I then had him call one of his sheep. He did so, and it instantly left its pasturage and its companions and ran up to the hands of the shepherd with signs of pleasure and with a prompt obedience which I had never before observed in any other animal. It is also true in this country that a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him. The shepherd told me that many of his sheep were still wild, that they had not yet learned their names, but that by teaching them they would all learn them." The common sheer, of Syria and Palestine are the broad-tailed. As the sheep is an emblem of meekness, patience and submission, it is expressly mentioned as typifying these qualities in the person of our blessed Lord. (Isaiah 53:7; Acts 8:32) etc. The relation that exists between Christ, "the chief Shepherd," and his members is beautifully compared to that which in the East is so strikingly exhibited by the shepherds to their flocks See: Shepherd
Sheep were an important part of the possessions of the ancient Hebrews and of eastern nations generally. The first mention of sheep occurs in (Genesis 4:2) They were used in the sacrificial offering,as, both the adult animal, (Exodus 20:24) and the lamb. See (Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 9:3; 12:6) Sheep and lambs formed an important article of food. (1 Samuel 25:18) The wool was used as clothing. (Leviticus 13:47) "Rams skins dyed red" were used as a covering for the tabernacle. (Exodus 25:5) Sheep and lambs were sometimes paid as tribute. (2 Kings 3:4) It is very striking to notice the immense numbers of sheep that were reared in Palestine in biblical times. (Chardin says he saw a clan of Turcoman shepherds whose flock consisted of 3,000,000 sheep and goats, besides 400,000 Feasts of carriage, as horses, asses and camels.) Sheep-sheering is alluded to (Genesis 31:19) Sheepdogs were employed in biblical times. (Job 30:1) Shepherds in Palestine and the East generally go before their flocks, which they induce to follow by calling to them, comp. (John 10:4; Psalms 77:20; 80:1) though they also drive them. (Genesis 33:13) The following quotation from Hartley's "Researches in Greece and the Levant," p. 321, is strikingly illustrative of the allusions in (John 10:1-16) "Having had my attention directed last night to the words in (John 10:3) I asked my man if it was usual in Greece to give names to the sheep. He informed me that it was, and that the sheep obeyed the shepherd when he called them by their names. This morning I had an opportunity of verifying the truth of this remark. Passing by a flock of sheep I asked the shepherd the same question which I had put to the servant, and he gave me the same answer. I then had him call one of his sheep. He did so, and it instantly left its pasturage and its companions and ran up to the hands of the shepherd with signs of pleasure and with a prompt obedience which I had never before observed in any other animal. It is also true in this country that a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him. The shepherd told me that many of his sheep were still wild, that they had not yet learned their names, but that by teaching them they would all learn them." The common sheer, of Syria and Palestine are the broad-tailed. As the sheep is an emblem of meekness, patience and submission, it is expressly mentioned as typifying these qualities in the person of our blessed Lord. (Isaiah 53:7; Acts 8:32) etc. The relation that exists between Christ, "the chief Shepherd," and his members is beautifully compared to that which in the East is so strikingly exhibited by the shepherds to their flocks See: Shepherd
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Ashtaroth
Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches
Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches
Rachel
sheep
Sheep Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Sheep Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Domestic sheep
The domestic sheep (Ovis aries), the most common species of the sheep genus (Ovis), is a woolly ruminant quadruped. It is probably descended from the wild mouflon of South Asia and Southwest Asia. Female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams, castrated males as wethers, yearlings as hoggets, and younger sheep as lambs. In sheep husbandry, a group of sheep is called a herd, flock or mob. Sheep husbandry has a vast lexicon of terms, which varies frequently with region.
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