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Definition: Sheep |
SheepNoun1. Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat. 2. A timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon. 3. A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sheep" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Sheep \Sheep\, noun. singular & plural [Old English shep, scheep, Anglo-Saxon, sce['a]p; akin to Old Flemmish, Low German & Dutch schaap, German schaf, Old High German sc[=a]f, Sanskrit ch[=a]ga. Compare to Sheepherd.]. (references) |
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Bible | 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). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | 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. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Food & Agriculture | Large family of ruminants containing the true antelopes, oxen, sheep and goats. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Sheep Ram or tup, the sire; ewe, the dam; lamb, the new-born sheep till it is weaned, when it is called a hogget; the tup-lamb being a "tup-hogget," and the ewe-lamb a "ewe-hogget;" if the tup is castrated it is called a wether-hogget. After the removal of the first fleece, the tup-hogget becomes a shearling, the ewe-hogget a grimmer, and the wether-hogget a dinmont (hence the name "Dandy Dinmont"). After the removal of the second fleece, the shearling becomes a two-shear tup, the grimmer a ewe, and the dinmont a wether. After the removal of the third fleece, the ewe is called a twinter-ewe; and when it ceases to breed, a draft-ewe. The Black Sheep (Kââkoin-loo). A tribe which established a principality in Armenia, that lasted 108 years (1360-1468); so called from the device of their standard. The White Sheep (Ak-koin-loo). A tribe which established a principality in Armenia, etc., on the ruin of the Black Sheep (1468-1508); so called from the device of their standard. To cast a sheep's eye at one is to look askance, like a sheep, at a person to whom you feel lovingly inclined. "But he, the beast, was casting sheep's eyes at her." - Colman: Broad Grins. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Multilingual Slang | Norwegian (sau). (references) |
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Caprinae Genus: Ovis Species: aries Binomial name Ovis aries A sheep is any of several wooly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep, Ovis aries, which is thought to be descended from the wild Urial of south-central and south-west Asia. For other types of sheep and their close relatives, see goat antelope.
Female sheep are called ewes, males are called rams, yearlings are called hoggetts, and younger sheep are called lambs. There are many breeds of sheep. Sheep can be generally classed as wool breeds, meat breeds, or dual use breeds. Wool breeds are bred for superior wool quantity and quality (fineness of fibers), wool staple length and degree of crimp in the fiber. Major wool breeds are Merino, Rambouillet, and Lincoln. Meat sheep are bred for fast growth, multiple births, ease of lambing, and hardiness. Breeds of meat sheep include Suffolk, Hampshire, Dorset, Columbia, and Texel. The Finnish Landrace sheep is known for multiple births. Some breeds, called hair sheep, like the Katahdin and Dorper, have little to no wool.
For centuries, sheep have represented in many cultures, especially in the Mediterranean area, the most common type of livestock agriculture, and sheep have been the frequent object of selective breeding. A wide symbology regards them in ancient art, traditions and culture. Judaism uses many sheep references including the Passover lamb in Egypt. Christianity uses sheep-related metaphors, like the Christ the good shepherd, the bishop's Pastoral, the lion to lie down with the lamb. Greek Easter celebrations are incomplete without a meal of lamb.
Raising sheep has been a relevant activity in many ancient economies, given that this animal can give milk (and all the derivative products, such as cheese), wool and meat.
In some places, like Sardinia, sheep-breeding has become the principal and characteristic activity. Even now, including reproduction gains, sheep are able to yearly render up to the 400% of their cost. Sheep breeding has been involved in several historic conflicts such as the Highland clearances, the US range wars, and the English "enclosing of the commons".
The sheep (or goat) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits. See: Sheep (Zodiac).
Herding sheep is important in the Jewish and Christian faiths, since Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and King David were all shepherds.
Sheep meat prepared as food is commonly known as mutton. The meat of immature sheep, also termed lamb, is generally regarded as tenderer and is more widely eaten in western countries. Mutton is more flavorful but often tougher and fattier. Lamb is a common feature in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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Sheep follow others blindly. This is why people are sometimes called sheep. It means that a person follows a group of people. This can be because they trust the group. Or it can be because they are not thinking for themself. This can be good if the group leads to something positive (like the group of sheep being led to grass). It can be bad if the group leads the other sheep to something negative.
The way sheep follow each other is so reliable that there are special names for the different roles sheep play in a flock. The sheep that is furthest away from the others is called the outlier, a term also used in statistics. This sheep is willing to go out further away from the safety of the flock to graze, but takes a chance that a predator like a wolf will attack it first, because it is alone. Another sheep, the bellwether, which never goes first but always follows an outlier, is the one that signals to the others that it is safe to go that way. When it moves, the others will also move. Tendency to be outliers or to be bellwethers, or stick in the middle of the flock, seems to stay with a sheep its whole life. There might be genes that make them repeat this role behaviour.
See also: Dolly the sheep
External Links
Sheep are also a Christian rock band of the early 1960s Jesus Movement in Europe, singing in English and Finnish.
- http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
- http://www.usaha.org/species/sheep.html
- Open Directory category: Sheep
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The sheep (or the goat) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits.People who have this Chinese sign are:
See also: sheep, goat
- Amy Davidson, actress
- Mel Gibson, actor
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sheep (Zodiac)."
Synonyms: SheepSynonyms: Livestock, Ovine animals. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Animal | Horse. (beast of burden); cattle, kine, ox; bull, bullock; cow, milch cow, calf, heifer, shorthorn; sheep; lamb, lambkin; ewe, ram, tup; pig, swine, boar, hog, sow; steer, stot; tag, teg; bison, buffalo, yak, zebu, dog, cat. |
Dog, hound; pup, puppy; whelp, cur, mongrel; house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog; mastiff; blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound; harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever; Newfoundland; water dog, water spaniel; pug, poodle; turnspit; terrier; fox terrier, Skye terrier; Dandie Dinmont; collie. | |
Bad Man | Rou_, rake; Sadist; skeesicks, skeezix; limb; one who has sold himself to the devil, fallen angel, ame damnee, vaurien, mauvais sujet, loose fish, sad dog; rounder; lost sheep, black sheep; castaway, recreant, defaulter; prodigal. |
Inclosure | Pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, sheep fold; paddock, pound; corral; yard; net, seine net. |
Unconformity | Nonconformist; nondescript, character, original, nonesuch, nonsuch, monster, prodigy, wonder, miracle, curiosity, flying fish, black sheep, black swan, lusus naturae, rara avis, queer fish; mongrel, random breed; half-caste, half-blood, half-breed; metis, crossbreed, hybrid, mule, hinny, mulatto; tertium quid, hermaphrodite. |
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Screenplays | They raise sheep. (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith) I wanna move up to Nashua, get a nice little spread, get some sheep and tend to them (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) Really, Doctor. You'll be consulting the entrails of a sheep next (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) This whole country's just like my flock of sheep! Hillbillies, hausfraus - everybody that's got to jump when someone else blows a whistle (A Face in the Crowd; writing credit: Budd Schulberg) These people are sheep. They wanna be vampires 'cause they're lonely, miserable or bored (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | But I ain't losing sleep and I ain't counting sheep, (We Don't Talk Anymore; performing artist: Cliff Richard) Like a sheep runs from the herd (Minority; performing artist: Green Day) Adieu, Papa, please pray for me. I was the black sheep of the family (Seasons in the Sun; performing artist: Kingston Trio) Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore (Rock N Roll Nigger; performing artist: Patti Smith) | |
Clever | We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. (references; author: Mark Twain) When it rains, why don't sheep shrink? (references; author: unknown) Where do you get virgin wool from? Ugly sheep. (references; author: unknown) A statesman shears the sheep. A politician skins them. (references; author: unknown) Wyoming: Where Men Are Men ... and the sheep are scared! (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | June sheep sleep soundly. (references; author: unknown) Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack. Sheep should sleep in a shed. (references; author: unknown) Six shy shavers sheared six shy sheep. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Baa Baa Black Sheep (1974) Sheep Stealers Anonymous (1963) Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing (1963) A Sheep in the Deep (1962) Sheep Wrecked (1958) | |
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 | Bacillus anthracis Gamma phage lysis on sheep blood agar, the culture is grown at 35 degrees centigrade without carbon dioxide. Credit: CDC. |  | Brucella spp. Colony Characteristics: A. Fastidious, usually not visible at 24h. B. Grows slowly on most standard laboratory media (e.g. sheep blood, chocolate and trypticase soy agars). Pinpoint, smooth, entire translucent, non-hemolytic at 48h. Credit: CDC. |
 | Base camp at Sheep Mountain near the Glenn Highway Triangulation party of J. C. Sammons. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Rincon Grande Ranch in the Falkland Islands - the SHACKLETON came here to pick up sheep carcasses for supplying Antarctic bases. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Sheep farming at Hill Cove. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Sheep laurel - Kalmia angustifolia along Mashpee Trail at South Cape Beach. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Sheep graze in Lee County, Iowa pasture. Credit: Lynn Betts. |  | A Missouri rancher moves cattle and sheep from one paddock to another. Intensive rotational grazing systems like this keep pastures more productive. Credit: Charlie Rahm. |
 | Sheep on range in South Dakota. Credit: USDA. |  | Sheep in cell system in South Dakota. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Sheep" by Marlon Bruin Commentary: "Texel sheep." | "Stone sheep" by Kim Werker Commentary: "Young Stone Sheep in the Northern Canadian Rockies." |
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 | Sheep bleating. | | Sheep baaing. |
| Sheep bleating. | | Sheep bleating. |
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Charles Maurice Talleyrand | I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep. |
Henri B. Stendhal | The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. |
Hesiod | They once taught Hesiod beauteous song, when he was shepherding his sheep below holy Helicon. |
Marcus T. Cicero | Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. |
Miguel De Cervantes | 'Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep. |
Richard Whately | Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. |
Sister Kenney | It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. |
Solon | Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces. |
Thomas Fuller | It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Thus, at the beginning, Cain might take as much ground as he could till, and make it his own land, and yet leave enough to Abel's sheep to feed on; a few acres would serve for both their possessions. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | As an immediate advance on account of the animals referred to in paragraph 2 (a) above, Germany undertakes to deliver in equal monthly installments in the three months following the coming into force of the present Treaty the following quantities of live stock: (1) To the French Government. 500 stallions (3 to 7 years); 30,000 fillies and mares (18 months to 7 years), type: Ardennais, Boulonnais or Belgian; 2,000 bulls (18 months to 3 years); 90,000 milch cows (2 to 6 years); 1,000 rams; 100,000 sheep; 10,000 goats. (2) To the Belgian Government. 200 stallions (3 to 7 years), large Belgian type; 5,000 mares (3 to 7 years), large Belgian type; 5,000 fillies (18 months to 3 years), large Belgian type; 2,000 bulls (18 months to 3 years); 50,000 milch cows (2 to 6 years); 40,000 heifers; 200 rams; 20,000 Sheep; 15,000 sows. (reference) |
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The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | The proof that the little prince existed is that he laughed, and tha the was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | "Now I lay me down to sleep, "Try to count electric sheep, "Sweet dream wishes you can keep, "How I hate the night." |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | However, the shepherd should not recoil from the diseased sheep. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I put my cows and sheep into my coat pockets, and got on board with all my little cargo of provisions |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The air is filled with the bleating of calves and sheep, and the hustling of oxen, as if a pastoral valley were going by. |
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Health | Cattle, sheep, and goats are the primary reservoirs of C. burnetii. (references) | |
Ensure that holding facilities for sheep should be located away from populated areas. (references) | ||
When sheep, goats, cows, or camels are infected, their milk is contaminated with the bacteria. (references) | ||
Business | The use of this agricultural land ranges from crop production and mixed farming in winter rainfall and high summer rainfall years, to cattle ranching in the bushveld and sheep farming in arid areas. (references) | |
A research project prepared in 1999, funded by the Environment Agency, revealed that an estimated 78,086 cubic meters of sheep dip is the most significant annual volume of hazardous waste produced in livestock farming. (references) | ||
For purposes of comparison, one cubic meter of diluted dip weighs approximately one ton. Organo-phosphates in sheep dip have been blamed for degenerative diseases in workers who have regularly been exposed to these chemical products. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Turkey | Hakkari provincial authorities have distributed sheep to returning villagers, noting a return to normal economic production after a 2-year period of peace. (references) |
Economic History | Chad | The figures above are unofficial estimates for beef, goats, sheep. (references) |
Mali | Mali's resource in livestock consists of millions of cattle, sheep, and goats. (references) | |
Political Economy | Turkmenistan | It is largely a desert with cattle and sheep raising, intensive agriculture in irrigated areas, and huge oil and gas reserves. (references) |
UNITED KINGDOM | This is approximately 13 percent of the total livestock population in the country, although the majority of the cull is sheep. (references) | |
ALGERIA | Almost all export restrictions have been removed, the exceptions being palm seedlings, sheep, and artifacts of historical or archaeological significance. (references) | |
Trade | Lebanon | The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized $10 million in credit guarantees for sales of U.S. breeder livestock to Lebanon under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-103). The Commodities covered under GSM 103 are breeder livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and donkeys, including semen and embryos). (references) |
Brazil | Breeder livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys, including semen and embryos); wine and brandy, distilled spirits (rum, wodka and whiskey); fresh vegetables (asparagus, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes); canned vegetables (asparagus, beans, carrots, corn, peas, tomatoes and tomato paste); frozen vegetables (beans, broccoli, carrots, corn and spinach); peanut butter or peanut flour; dairy products (butter, butter oil, ghee, anhydrous milk fat, non-fat and whole milk powder, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, lactose, non-sweetened condensed milk, fluid milk, lecithin and cheese); ice cream; meat, frozen or chilled (beef, pork and their products);wheat, wheat flour, semolina; cotton, 100% cotton yarn, 100% cotton fabrics (woven and knit unbleached/bleached/dyed, and/or printed); rice; feed grains (barley, including malting barley, white corn, yellow corn, sorghum and oats); corn products (flour, starch, corn meal, popcorn and gluten); pulses(dry beans, peas and lentils), poultry breeder stock (baby chicks, turkey pouts and hatching eggs); eggs and egg products (fresh, dry, refrigerated, frozen, albumin, etc); fresh fruits (apples, apricots, avocados, blueberries, cherries, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, lemons, melons, nectarines, oranges, pears, plums, peaches, raspberries and tangerines); hops: hops extract; tallow: grease, lard, barley malt; potatoes(cut and chilled or frozen; flakes, granules); peanuts; commercially prepared dog and cat food, animal feed ingredients, fish food; seeds for sowing; almonds ( walnuts, pistachios, hazelnut and pecan); dry fruits, frozen fruits, canned fruits, fruit pure and fruit pulp, 100% natural fruit juice; seafood (fresh and frozen);tomato paste; alfalfa; honey; skins; nutritional beverages preparations (for human consumption); soy protein products; vegetable oils; wood; beer; cereals; preparation for breads and pizzas (powder, refrigerated of frozen); canned pickles; ready-to-eat meals; soft drinks and sodas; soups and sauces. (references) | |
Travel | Qatar | Makhbous (rice with roast sheep) is the most common food in the Gulf. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place. In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his abdomen painted a bright blue and wear a cow's tail; in New York he may, if it please him, omit the paint, but after sunset he must wear two tails made of the wool of a sheep and dyed black. |
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| "Sheep" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 99.67% of the time. "Sheep" is used about 3,041 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 99.67% | 3,031 | 3,091 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.3% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,041 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "sheep". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Aharhel | N/A | Biblical | A brother's sheep |
| Ashtaroth | N/A | Biblical | Sheep |
| Rachel | N/A | Biblical | Sheep |
| Shaashgaz | N/A | Biblical | That shears the sheep |
| Rachael | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Racheal | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Rachelle | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Rachyl | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Rae | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Raschelle | N/A | English | Sheep |
| Raakel | N/A | Finnish | Sheep |
| Ráichéal | N/A | Irish | Sheep |
| Rachele | N/A | Italian | Sheep |
| Ruchel | N/A | Jewish | Sheep |
| Raquel | N/A | Portuguese | Sheep |
| Rakel | N/A | Scandinavian | Sheep |
| Raquel | N/A | Spanish | Sheep |
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Expressions using "sheep": Ancon sheep ♦ Barbary sheep ♦ bighorn sheep ♦ black disease of sheep ♦ black sheep ♦ black sheep person ♦ border disease of sheep ♦ Cotswold sheep ♦ Dall sheep ♦ Dall's sheep ♦ domestic sheep ♦ drive sheep into a field ♦ enzootic abortion of sheep ♦ flock of sheep ♦ hair sheep ♦ horse sheep ♦ Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus ♦ mail sheep ♦ maned sheep ♦ Marco Polo sheep ♦ Marco Polo's sheep ♦ Merino sheep ♦ mountain sheep ♦ musk sheep ♦ Nairobi Sheep Disease ♦ Nairobi Sheep Disease Viruses ♦ otter sheep ♦ pest of sheep and goats ♦ pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep ♦ raise sheep ♦ Rocky Mountain sheep ♦ shed for sheep ♦ sheep and goats ♦ sheep bell ♦ sheep bot ♦ sheep botfly ♦ sheep breeding ♦ sheep dip ♦ Sheep Diseases ♦ sheep dog ♦ sheep drains ♦ sheep farmer ♦ sheep farming ♦ sheep fescue ♦ sheep fold ♦ sheep foot roller ♦ sheep frog ♦ sheep gadfly ♦ sheep ked ♦ sheep laurel ♦ sheep louse ♦ sheep measles ♦ sheep nose bot(fly) ♦ sheep nose fly ♦ sheep nostril fly ♦ sheep pen ♦ sheep pest ♦ sheep plant ♦ sheep polypore ♦ sheep polyporus ♦ sheep pox ♦ sheep rock ♦ sheep rot ♦ sheep run ♦ sheep scabious ♦ sheep shears ♦ sheep sorrel ♦ sheep station ♦ sheep stealer ♦ sheep tick ♦ sheep walk ♦ Shetland sheep dog ♦ Southdown sheep ♦ spanish sheep ♦ the black sheep of the family ♦ vegetable sheep ♦ white sheep ♦ wild sheep ♦ wool sheep skin ♦ woolled sheep or lamb skin. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "sheep": sheep-and-corn, sheep-and-goats, sheep-bitten, sheep-breeding, sheep-cote, sheep-cropped, sheep-dip, sheep-dippers, sheep-dirt, sheep-dog, sheep-dogs, sheep-dotted, sheep-eating, Sheep-faced, sheep-fanks, sheep-farm, sheep-farmer, sheep-farmers, sheep-farming, sheep-fencing, sheep-filled, Sheep-fold, sheep-folds, sheep-foot, Sheep-gate, sheep-grazed, sheep-grazing, sheep-grey, Sheep-headed, sheep-hirsels, sheep-hook, sheep-hooks, sheep-house, sheep-hurdle, sheep-like, Sheep-market, sheep-meat, sheep-mown, sheep-owners, sheep-pen, Sheep-pig, sheep-racing, sheep-ranch, sheep-ranching, sheep-rearing, sheep-rich, sheep-scaring, sheep-shagger, Sheep-shearer, sheep-shearers, Sheep-shearing, sheep-shears, sheep-skins, sheep-slopes, sheep-spangled, sheep-stealing, sheep-ticks, sheep-to-wearer, sheep-track, sheep-tracks, sheep-washing, sheep-white, sheep-women, sheep-worrying. | |
Ending with "sheep": black-sheep, com-sheep, corn-and-sheep, corn-sheep, half-sheep, herd-of-sheep, psycho-sheep. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sheep | 2,779 | sheep feed | 63 |
sheep skin rug | 843 | big horn sheep | 62 |
sheep skin | 714 | australian dog sheep | 54 |
black sheep | 249 | raising sheep | 46 |
sheep picture | 224 | do android dream of electric sheep | 43 |
sheep skin seat cover | 203 | art clip sheep | 43 |
albino black sheep | 166 | sheep skin car seat cover | 43 |
sheep dog | 134 | sheep for sale | 43 |
sheep skin slipper | 120 | serta sheep | 43 |
new sheep zealand | 118 | sheep skin jacket | 42 |
old english sheep dog | 117 | suffolk sheep | 42 |
sheep shearing | 116 | clipart sheep | 42 |
sex with sheep | 106 | sheep skin coat | 40 |
dolly sheep | 103 | beef model sheep | 39 |
bighorn sheep | 98 | baa baa black sheep | 39 |
sheep breed | 94 | sheep skin product | 37 |
cartoon sheep | 76 | dorper sheep | 37 |
shetland sheep dog | 69 | fat sheep | 35 |
sheep shears | 66 | cloned dolly sheep | 35 |
black sheep squadron | 63 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "sheep"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | skaap. (various references) | |
Albanian | dhen, dele (ewe, fold, tup). (various references) | |
Arabic | نعجة (ewe, nanny goat), غنم (loot), خروف (lamb, ram), جلد الخروف, الضعيف (weak), الجبان (coward, dastard, paver, recreant). (various references) | |
Asturian | oveya. (various references) | |
Basque | ardi (ewe sheep). (various references) | |
Bemba | impanga (field). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | íímahkihkinaa. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | овча кожа (sheepskin), овца (ewe, mutton), паство (congregation, flock). (various references) | |
Catalan | ovella. (various references) | |
Cebuano | karnero. (various references) | |
Chamorro | kinilu. (various references) | |
Chinese | 羊 (antelope), 绵羊. (various references) | |
Cornish | davas. (various references) | |
Czech | ovce (ewe). (various references) | |
Danish | får (wool-bearing animal). (various references) | |
Dutch | schaap (wild sheep, wool-bearing animal). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | llama. (various references) | |
Esperanto | ŝafo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | seyður. (various references) | |
Farsi | چرم گوسفند, ادم ساده ومطیع . (various references) | |
Finnish | pässi (ram), lammas (mutton). (various references) | |
French | mouton (sheepskin). (various references) | |
Frisian | skiep. (various references) | |
German | Schaf (dope, twit), Schafe (wool-bearing animal). (various references) | |
Greek | πρόβατα, πρόβατο (wild sheep). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | dele. (various references) | |
Hebrew | כבשה (ewe, ewe lamb), כבש (lamb), רחל (ewe), צאן (flock, goat, small cattle). (various references) | |
Hungarian | juh (ovine), birka (to play the giddy goat). (various references) | |
Icelandic | sauður. (various references) | |
Indonesian | kambing (goat), domba (the congregation), biri-biri. (various references) | |
Irish | caora. (various references) | |
Italian | pecora (ewe), ovino (ovine). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 羊 , 緬羊 , 綿羊 , ムコ多糖類 (badger, maker, maker option, meuniere, monsieur, mucopolysaccharide, mulatto, Mussolini, mustang, mutton, thick illustrated publication on a single topic printed to look like a magazine). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ムトン (mutton), ひつじ (eighth sign of Chinese zodiac), めんよう (mysterious, strange, weird). (various references) | |
Kongo | meme. (various references) | |
Korean | 양 (Quant, Quanta, Quantities, Quantitive, Quantity, Quantum, Volume). (various references) | |
Lombard | pecora. (various references) | |
Macedonian | ovca. (various references) | |
Malay | domba. (various references) | |
Manx | kirree (Kitty), keyrrey. (various references) | |
Maori | hipi. (various references) | |
Maya | taman. (various references) | |
Mohawk | siksik. (various references) | |
Norwegian | får (mutton). (various references) | |
Papago | kahwul. (various references) | |
Papiamen | karné. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eepshay.(various references) | |
Polish | owca. (various references) | |
Portuguese | ovelha (ewe), carneiro (lamb, mutton, ram, tup). (various references) | |
Provencal | feda. (various references) | |
Quechua | uwijasta. (various references) | |
Romanian | turmã (charge, drove, flock, herd, troop), persoanã timidã, persoanã sfioasã, oaie (ewe, ovine, sheepskin), neghiob (blockhead, booby, clumsy, dolt, dullard, foolish, lubber-head, sheepish, silly, simpleton, stupid, zany), nãtãrãu (buffer, calf, donkey, fool, goofy, jay, sheepish, simpleton, witless), mioarã, marochin (Morocco, morocco leather, roan), enoriaşi (flock, parish), berbec (battering ram, beetle, buck, pile driver, ram, rammer, wether). (various references) | |
Romansch | nursa. (various references) | |
Romany | bakròo. (various references) | |
Ruanda | intama. (various references) | |
Russian | овца (ewe). (various references) | |
Samoan | mamoe (lamb). (various references) | |
Scottish | caoraich (See <A HREF="mf02.html#caora">caora</A>), ai. (various references) | |
Sepedi | nku. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ovca (ewe, ovine). (various references) | |
Shona | hwai. (various references) | |
Spanish | oveja (ewe). (various references) | |
Sranan | skapu. (various references) | |
Swahili | kondoo. (various references) | |
Swazi | îm-vú. (various references) | |
Swedish | får (get, gets, jumbuck, may, mayst, mutton). (various references) | |
Tagalog | túpa. (various references) | |
Thai | แกะ. (various references) | |
Turkish | süklüm püklüm tip, koyun gibi tip, koyun (arms, bosom, ewe), ezik kimse. (various references) | |
Turkmen | goяun. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вівця (ewe), баран (ram). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự xén lông cừu hội xén lông cừu (sheep-shearing), người xén lông cừu kéo xén lông cừu (sheep-shearer), người nuôi cừu (flock-master, sheep-farmer, sheep-master), máy xén lông cừu (sheep-shearer), kẻ thành tích bất hảo (black sheep), chó chăn cừu (sheep-dog, shepherd dog), bãi rào nhốt cừu (sheep-cot, sheep-cote, sheep-fold), bệnh đậu cừu (sheep-pox), đồng cỏ nuôi cừu (sheep-walk), đồ vô lại (black sheep, cad, losel, tike, tyke). (various references) | |
Welsh | dafad (wart). (various references) | |
Yucatec | taman (goat). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 1. u, lu, udu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | agnus, balantis, bidens, Bovidae, ove, ovem, oves, ovi, ovibus, ovis, Ovis ammon f.aries, ovis ovis, ovium, ovum, pecudes, pecudibus, pecus, RM:nursa. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | pasu. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | sceap. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | moton. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 18, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ti umin dokei ean genhtai tini anqrwpw ekaton probata kai planhqh en ex autwn ouci afeiV ta ennenhkontaennea epi ta orh poreuqeiV zhtei to planwmenon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quid vobis videtur si fuerint alicui centum oves et erraverit una ex eis nonne relinquet nonaginta novem in montibus et vadit quaerere eam quae erravit |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | An ofþam. hu ne for-let he anan þa nigon & hund-nigentigon þam munte. & gæð & secð þætan þe for-wurð. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | What semeth to you? If ther weren to sum man an hundrid scheep, and oon of hem hath errid, whethir he schal not leeue nynti and nyne in desert, and schal go to seche that that erride? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | How thinke ye? Yf a man have an hondred shepe and one of them be gone astray dothe he not leve nynty and nyne in ye moutains and go and seke that one which is gone astray? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | How think ye? if a man hath a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go to the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 18, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Unsa may inyong paghunahuna? Kon ang usa ka tawo may usa ka gatus ka mga karnero, ug ang usa niini mahisalaag, dili ba niya biyaan ang kasiyaman ug siyam diha sa kabungturan, ug molakaw siya sa pagpangita niadtong usa nga nahi-salaag? |
| Croatian | "Što vam se èini? Ako neki èovjek imadne sto ovaca i jedna od njih zaluta, neæe li on ostaviti onih devedeset i devet u gorama i poæi u potragu za zalutalom? |
| Danish | Hvad tykkes eder? Om et Menneske har hundrede Får, og eet af dem farer vild, forlader han da ikke de ni og halvfemsindstyve og går ud i Bjergene og leder efter det vildfarne? |
| Dutch | Wat dunkt u, indien enig mens honderd schapen had, en een uit dezelve afgedwaald ware, zal hij niet de negen en negentig laten, en op de bergen heengaande, het afgedwaalde zoeken? |
| Finnish | Ja jos hän sen löytää, totisesti minä sanon teille: hän iloitsee enemmän siitä kuin niistä yhdeksästäkymmenestä yhdeksästä, jotka eivät olleet eksyneet. |
| French | Que vous en semble? Si un homme a cent brebis, et que l`une d`elles s`égare, ne laisse-t-il pas les quatre-vingt-dix-neuf autres sur les montagnes, pour aller chercher celle qui s`est égarée? |
| German | Was dünkt euch? Wenn irgend ein Mensch hundert Schafe hätte und eins unter ihnen sich verirrte: läßt er nicht die neunundneunzig auf den Bergen, geht hin und sucht das verirrte? |
| Hungarian | Mit gondoltok? Ha valamely embernek száz juha van, és egy azok közül eltévelyedik: vajjon a kilenczvenkilenczet nem hagyja-é ott, és a hegyekre menvén, nem keresi-é azt, a melyik eltévelyedett? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Bagaimanakah pendapatmu? Seandainya ada seorang yang mempunyai seratus ekor domba, lalu seekor dari domba-domba itu hilang, apakah yang akan dibuat oleh orang itu? Pasti ia akan meninggalkan domba yang sembilan puluh sembilan ekor itu di bukit dan pergi mencari yang hilang itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bagaimanakah sangkamu? Jikalau pada seorang ada domba seratus ekor, lalu sesat seekor daripadanya itu, bukankah yang sembilan puluh sembilan ekor itu ditinggalkannya di atas gunung, lalu pergi sambil mencari seekor yang sesat itu? |
| Italian | Che ve ne pare? Se un uomo ha cento pecore e ne smarrisce una, non lascerà forse le novantanove sui monti, per andare in cerca di quella perduta? |
| Manx Gaelic | Cre ta shiu smooinaghtyn? My ta keead keyrrey ec dooinney, as unnane jeu v'er n'gholl er-shaghryn, nagh vel eh faagail yn chiare-feed as yn nuy-jeig, as goll gys ny sleityn, as shirrey yn cheyrrey chailjey? |
| Maori | Pehea to koutou whakaaro? ki te mea he rau nga hipi a tetahi tangata, a ka kotiti ke tetahi, e kore ianei e waiho e ia nga iwa tekau ma iwa, ka haere i runga i nga maunga, rapu ai i te mea i kotiti ke? |
| Norwegian | Hvad tykkes eder? om et menneske har hundre får, og ett av dem forviller sig, forlater han da ikke de ni og nitti i fjellet og går bort og leter efter det som har forvillet sig? |
| Portuguese | Que vos parece? Se alguém tiver cem ovelhas, e uma delas se extraviar, não deixará as noventa e nove nos montes para ir buscar a que se extraviou? |
| Rumanian | Ce credeyi? Dacq un om are o sutq de oi, wi se rqtqcewte una din ele, nu lasq el pe cele nouqzeci wi nouq pe munyi, wi se duce sq caute pe cea rqtqcitq? |
| Russian | лБЛ ЧБН ЛБЦЕФУС? еУМЙ ВЩ Х ЛПЗП ВЩМП УФП ПЧЕГ, Й ПДОБ ЙЪ ОЙИ ЪБВМХДЙМБУШ, ФП ОЕ ПУФБЧЙФ МЙ ПО ДЕЧСОПУФП ДЕЧСФШ Ч ЗПТБИ Й ОЕ РПКДЕФ МЙ ЙУЛБФШ ЪБВМХДЙЧЫХАУС? |
| Spanish | ¿Qué os parece? Si algún hombre tiene cien ovejas y se extravía una, ¿acaso no dejará las noventa y nueve en las montañas e irá a buscar la descarriada? |
| Swahili | Mnaonaje? Mtu akiwa na kondoo mia, akimpoteza mmoja, hufanyaje? Huwaacha wale tisini na tisa mlimani, na huenda kumtafuta yule aliyepotea. |
| Swedish | Vad synes eder? Om en man har hundra får, och ett av dem har kommit vilse, lämnar han icke då de nittionio på bergen och går åstad och söker efter det som har kommit vilse? |
| Uma | "Beiwa pomporata-ni? Ria hadua tauna to ria bima-na ha'atu ma'a-na. Ane moronto hama'a, napa to nababehi? Tantu napalahii bima-na to sio mpulu' sio hi panapa bulu', pai' -i hilou mpopali' to hama'a to moronto toei. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sheep": sheepberries, sheepberry, sheepcot, sheepcote, sheepcotes, sheepcots, sheepdog, sheepdogs, sheepfold, sheepfolds, sheepherder, sheepherders, sheepherding, sheepherdings, sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishness, sheepishnesses, sheeplike, sheepman, sheepmen, sheepshank, sheepshanks, sheepshead, sheepsheads, sheepshearer, sheepshearers, sheepshearing, sheepshearings, sheepskin, sheepskins. (additional references) | |
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"Sheep" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: esheep, saheeb, sbep, Schaup, scheep, schep, sfep, sheap, shearp, sheb, shee, Sheec, sheee, sheef, sheek, sheem, Sheepen, sheeps, sheev, Shehee, shelp, shemp, shep, shepe, Sheppy, sheq, sheqel, sheu, shewe, shex, shez, shipe, shleep, shoap, Shoup, shype, sjep, skeep, smep, sneepy, sqep, svep, sxep, syep, wheep. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sheep" (pronounced shē"p) |
| 2 | -ē" p | asleep, beep, bleep, bopeep, cheap, creep, deep, heap, jeep, keep, leap, peep, reap, seep, sleep, steep, sweep, veep, weep. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-p-s" | |
-1 letter: pees, pehs, seep. | |
-2 letters: hep, hes, pee, peh, pes, see, she. | |
-3 letters: eh, es, he, pe, sh. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-p-s" | |
+1 letter: cheeps, herpes, spahee, speech, sphene, sphere, wheeps. | |
+2 letters: apheses, ephebes, ephebos, ephebus, helpers, heptose, imphees, nephews, peaches, peahens, peevish, perches, phoebes, reshape, spahees, sphenes, sphered, spheres, tempehs, threeps. | |
+3 letters: cepheids, cheapens, cheapest, cheapies, cheepers, emphases, ensphere, ephedras, epithets, euphroes, haptenes, heelpost, heeltaps, helpless, hempiest, hempseed, henpecks, heptanes, heptoses, hopeless, hosepipe, insphere, oosphere, peachers, peepshow, penoches, penuches, perchers, perished, perishes, pesthole, pharisee, phellems, phenates, phenixes, phonemes, phosgene, phyleses, pleaches, plenches, potheens, preaches, preheats, preshape, psephite, rephrase, reshaped, reshaper, reshapes, saphenae, sheepcot, sheepdog, sheepish, sheepman, sheepmen, shepherd, shlepped, speeches, spherier, spherule, steepish, syphered, telphers, unsphere, upheaves, wheeples, whoopees. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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