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