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sheep

sheep \'she-p\ n or sheep [ME, fr. OE sce-ap; akin to OHG sca-f sheep] pl  
   often attrib  1: any of numerous ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to 
   the goats  but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; specif : one (O. 
   aries) long domesticated for its flesh, wool, and other products 2a: a 
   timid defenseless creature  2b: a silly bashful fellow  3: leather prepared 
   from the skins of sheep : SHEEPSKIN