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sheep
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sheep

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Definition of sheep:

sheep (noun):
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.
one (o. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool
any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male

Synonyms for sheep:

virginewetupdovefoldwithersinnocentramflockangel
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Antonyms for sheep:

wolf

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