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- English Word Sheepbite Definition To bite or nibble like a sheep; hence, to practice petty thefts.
- English Word Sheepbiter Definition One who practices petty thefts.
- English Word Sheepcot Definition Alt. of Sheepcote
- English Word Sheepcote Definition A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
- English Word Sheepfold Definition A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.
- English Word Sheephook Definition A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook.
- English Word Sheepish Definition Of or pertaining to sheep.
- English Word Sheepish Definition Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
- English Word Sheepmaster Definition A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep.
- English Word Sheeprack Definition The starling.
- English Word Sheepshank Definition A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.
- English Word Sheepshead Definition A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, / Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds.
- English Word Sheepskin Definition The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
- English Word Sheepskin Definition A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.
- English Word Sheepsplit Definition A split of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.
- English Word Sheepy Definition Resembling sheep; sheepish.
- English Word Sheer Definition Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
- English Word Sheer Definition Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
- English Word Sheer Definition Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
- English Word Sheer Definition Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.