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Meanings of
sheep
in English
Russian
ягнёнок
Portuguese
ovelha
Catalan
be
Spanish
oveja domestica
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Domesticated animal.
lamb
ram
ewe
wether
Related terms
red sheep
domestic sheep
Russian
ягнёнок
Usage of
sheep
in English
1
Hard;
sheep
or goat; blue-veined; sharp; tangy; from Tigne Valley in Savoy.
2
Some UK opinion favoured having farmers directly responsible for their
sheep
's
welfare.
3
Mr Ahern agreed that strong action was required to deal with
sheep
-
smuggling
.
4
However, the ultimate fate of the surviving
sheep
is still in question.
5
Semihard; skim; blue-veined; made of all three milks: cow, goat and
sheep
.
6
Last year the team made news worldwide when it cloned
sheep
embryos.
7
Australia has 70 million
sheep
and wool reaches markets far and wide.
8
Recent research revealed altered mineral distribution within
sheep
femora following estrogen deficiency.
9
It's not about counting
sheep
,
but rather to support food traceability efforts.
10
SPCA inspectors said they found eight
sheep
spread out amongst different paddocks.
11
But go rather to the lost
sheep
of the house of Israel.
12
Hard;
sheep
;
sweetish-sharp and slightly salty when fresh from the brine bath.
13
You can also use defence
sheep
whilst travelling from place to place.
14
The competition needs second shear
sheep
,
full wool year-old
sheep
and lambs.
15
Food for the
sheep
,
I thought, through a jumble of half-formed words.
16
A legal row over cartoon
sheep
has come before the Commercial Court.
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About this term
sheep
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
black sheep
lose sheep
many sheep
old sheep
few sheep
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Translations for
sheep
Russian
ягнёнок
ярка
овца
овцы
баран
домашняя овца
Portuguese
ovelha
Catalan
be
ovella
Spanish
oveja domestica
oveja
ovis orientalis aries
oveja doméstica
Sheep
through the time
Sheep
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
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