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1. Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
   - jumbuck [Austral]
    
2. A timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
    
3. A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
   "his students followed him like sheep"

Derived forms: sheep

See also: ovine

Type of: bovid, follower, simple, simpleton

Part of: flock, fold, genus Ovis, herd, Ovis

Encyclopedia: Sheep Sheep, dog & wolf Sheep, domestic Sheep, bighorn Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf Sheep, Karakul