Black sheep - Someone who is the black sheep doesn't fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.
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Cast sheep's eyes at - If you cast sheep's eyes at at someone, you look lovingly or with longing at them.
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Count sheep - If people cannot sleep, they are advised to count sheep mentally.
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Hanged for a sheep as a lamb - This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.
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Separate the sheep from the goats - If you separate the sheep from the goats, you sort out the good from the bad.
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Wolf in sheep's clothing - A wolf in sheep's clothing is something dangerous that looks quite safe and innocent.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
OE. shep, scheep, AS. scp, sceáp,; akin to OFries. skp, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. scāf, Skr. chāga,. √295. Cf. Sheepherd
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
A.S. sceáp; Ger. schaf.
In literature:
Wool has become a very valuable product, and the sheep grown in this region number about one-half the total in the United States.
"Commercial Geography" by Jacques W. Redway
Cattle and sheep cannot live on the same range, and when sheep take possession of a country, cattle must move out of it, or starve.
"Hidden Gold" by Wilder Anthony
There were no sheep on Breed's immediate range.
"The Yellow Horde" by Hal G. Evarts
The rapid growth and development of my flock of sheep were partially due to my speculative desires.
"Twenty Years of Hus'ling" by J. P. Johnston
But the sheep and cattle have to be attended to, and ships must be sailed, and bridges must be built.
"A Tramp's Notebook" by Morley Roberts
THE STAG, THE SHEEP, AND THE WOLF.
"The Fables of Phædrus" by Phaedrus
I shall take the case of a sheep, which will consume weekly per 100 lbs.
"The Stock-Feeder's Manual" by Charles Alexander Cameron
The fox may catch the sheep only at midnight.
"Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium" by Jessie H. Bancroft
A couple of dirty sheep-skins lay upon the ground.
"Popular Adventure Tales" by Mayne Reid
The bear was rank, rusty-coated, old, and hungry; and he loved sheep.
"The Watchers of the Trails" by Charles G. D. Roberts
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In poetry:
E'en through the veil of sheep it shines,
The memory of that kindly glance; -
The Angel watching by, divines
And spares awhile his blissful trance.
"St. Peter's Day" by John Keble
Soft creatures, with ungentle guides,
God's sheep from hill and plain,
Flow thitherward in fitful tides,
There weary lie on woolly sides,
Or crop the grass amain.
"The Sheep and The Goat" by George MacDonald
"Sleep, oh, sleep!
The Shepherd loveth His sheep.
Fast speedeth the night away,
Soon cometh the glorious day;
Sleep, weary ones, while ye may,—
Sleep, oh, sleep!"
"The Singing In God's Acre" by Eugene Field
He looked in all His wisdom from the throne
Down on that humble boy who kept the sheep,
And sent a dove; the dove returned alone:
Youth liked the music, but soon fell asleep.
"Ganymede" by W H Auden
Ill was he skill'd to guide his wandering sheep;
And unforeseen disaster thinn'd his fold;
Yet at another's loss the swain would weep;
And, for his friend, his very crook was sold.
"Elegy III. On the Untimely Death of a Certain Learned Acquainance" by William Shenstone
"Sleep, oh, sleep!
The Shepherd loveth His sheep.
He that guardeth His flock the best
Hath folded them to His loving breast;
So sleep ye now, and take your rest,—
Sleep, oh, sleep!"
"The Singing In God's Acre" by Eugene Field
In news:
If the sheep heading through town as part of the Trailing of the Sheep look nervous, it's because they found out what's on the menu.
'Shaun the Sheep,' spectacular desserts, ' Foyle 's War,' and more recommendations.
New 'Shaun the Sheep' DVD from the creators of 'Wallace & Gromit,' cookbook guru Deborah Madison's new book 'Seasonal Fruit Desserts,' British mystery ' Foyle 's War' on DVD, and more top picks.
This sheep looks like a dog.
A Chinese farmer claims that his sheep gave birth to a dog.
A herd of 30 sheep is headed to the Midtown park's lawn to graze and leave a little something behind as part of a campaign sponsored by.
The Sheep Has Five Leg...
Flocks of sheep and chickens.
A Close Call with Casper's 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire.
Casper Resident First To Report 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire.
Casper's Sheep Herder Hill Fire, As Seen On YouTube.
Officials with Natrona County Parks are assessing damage caused to park facilities by the Sheep Herder Hill Fire.
How Big is the Sheep Herder Hill Fire.
'Champis' Shown Rounding Up Sheep On Swedish Farm.
Sheep- Herding Bunny A YouTube Hit.
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In science:
In section 2, we obtain the number of Lyndon words with length n by dividing the number of primitive words with length n by n, (the shepherd’s principle: counting the legs and dividing by four to obtain the number of sheeps).
Limit law of the standard right factor of a random Lyndon word
Bengt Gustafsson described the activities of ‘sheep’ (who follow the crowd) and ‘goats’ (who like to put a spanner in the works, but not too big a one). I believe the comparison with emission lines from H I I regions is a good check (see Table 1.1).
Summary Talk
As for why they never grew up to live useful lives as sheep, sorry stars, there remains some enthusiasm for the idea that they get ejected prematurely from regions with accretionable material (Guieu et al. 2006), but we caught five votes against, with Basu and Reiners (2006) last in the year.
Astrophysics in 2006
He et al (2005) put wolves, sheep and grass onto a square lattice and let all animals age according to the Penna model.
The Penna Model of Biological Aging
Final state of ecosystem containing grass, sheep and wolves with aging.
The Penna Model of Biological Aging
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