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sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /
NOUN
bellwether
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A juvenile about the size of a sheep could not reach leaves 10 meters above the ground the way an adult could.

From Science Daily

Hans Jacob had offered the miller four sheep and a milking cow for her hand in marriage.

From Literature

Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.

From Los Angeles Times

The farmer and landowner has been working with renewables firm Neoen for more than a decade and said he was initially worried the panels would restrict his sheep's grazing.

From Barron's

It is a story which started at the foot of steep cliffs in the Scottish Highlands in 2023 when a passing kayaker spotted a stranded sheep.

From BBC