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• sheep — noun (plural sheep) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German scāf sheep Date: before 12th century 1. any of various hollow horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sheep·skin — /ˈʃiːpˌskın/ noun, pl skins 1 [count, noncount] 1 a : the skin of a sheep usually with the wool still on it 1 b : a type of leather made from the skin of a sheep a bag/coat made of sheepskin 2 [count] …   Useful english dictionary

• Icelandic sheep — The Icelandic sheep or Kind in Icelandic, is a breed of domestic sheep. The Icelandic breed is a North European short tailed variety of sheep, which exhibits a fluke shaped, naturally short tail. The Icelandic is a mid sized breed, generally… …   Wikipedia

• Domestic sheep — taxobox name = Domestic sheep status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = A research flock at U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae… …   Wikipedia

• Gotland (sheep) — The Gotland, sometimes called the Gute, is a breed of domestic sheep originating on the the Swedish island of Gotland. They were thought to be the crossbreeding by the Vikings with Karakul sheep and Romanov sheep that were brought back from… …   Wikipedia

• law sheep — noun : a fine grade of light brown sheepskin made from the outside of the skins and commonly used in binding lawbooks …   Useful english dictionary

• parchment — Sheep skins dressed for writing, so called from Pergamus, Asia Minor, where they were invented. Used for deeds, and used for writs of summons in England previous to the Judicature Act of 1875. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other …   Black's law dictionary

• Ostrich leather — is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles, ranged across a smooth field in varying densities. It requires an …   Wikipedia

• Livestock — For other uses, see Livestock (disambiguation). Domestic sheep and a cow (heifer) pastured together in South Africa Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber… …   Wikipedia

• What Men Live By — is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is one of the short stories included in his collaboration called What Men Live By, and other tales published in 1885. The collaboration also included the written pieces The Three… …   Wikipedia

• Military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire — Assyrian Army Participant in Assyrian wars of conquest   …   Wikipedia