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| drover |
someone who drives animals, esp. sheep or cattle, to a place where they can be sold. |
| ewe |
a full-grown female sheep. |
| fleece |
the wool of a sheep or other animal, esp. the total yield of wool at one shearing. [2/7 definitions] |
| flock1 |
a group of animals or birds of one kind keeping or kept together, such as geese or sheep. [1/4 definitions] |
| fold2 |
a fenced or walled enclosure where sheep or other domestic animals are kept. [3/4 definitions] |
| foot-and-mouth disease |
a severe, very contagious disease of animals such as sheep and cattle, characterized by fever and blisters in the mouth and around the feet or hooves, the teats, and the udder; hoof-and-mouth disease. |
| haggis |
a Scottish dish made of sheep or calf organs that are minced, mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasonings, and boiled in the animal's stomach. |
| karakul |
one of an Asian sheep breed having dark, curly wool. [1/2 definitions] |
| lamb |
a young sheep, esp. one not weaned. [3/5 definitions] |
| lights |
the lungs of animals, esp. of sheep and pigs, used for food. |
| Lincoln |
a breed of sheep that originated in east central England and that yields long, coarse wool. [1/2 definitions] |
| livestock |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) domestic animals, such as cows, horses, or sheep, raised or kept on a farm or ranch. |
| merino |
a breed of sheep originating in Spain. [2 definitions] |
| mouflon |
a wild sheep that inhabits mountainous areas of Corsica and Sardinia. |
| mountain sheep |
any of various wild sheep that live in the mountains, esp. the bighorn. |
| mutton |
the meat of a mature sheep, as distinguished from lamb. |
| parchment |
a paperlike material made of the skins of sheep or goats. [1/3 definitions] |
| Persian lamb |
the silky, tightly curled black or gray pelt of a lamb of the karakul sheep of Asia, used in the making of fur coats and hats. |
| puli1 |
a medium-sized sheep dog, bred originally in Hungary, having long hair that mats in shaggy coils. |
| ram |
a male sheep. [1/9 definitions] |
| Rambouillet |
one of a breed of large hardy sheep yielding long fine wool and mutton of good quality. |
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