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Word: Sheep
Speech Type: Noun
Old English scēp, scǣp, scēap, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaap and German Schaf
ʃiːp
a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns. It is kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its tendency to follow others in the flock.
Short Definition:domesticated mammal with thick woolly coat
used with reference to people who are too easily influenced or led
Short Definition:used of people who are too easily influenced or led
Examples:- party members should not follow their leader like sheep
a person regarded as a protected follower of God.
Short Definition:person regarded as protected follower of God
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