■ noun ( plural same)
1》 a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, kept in flocks for its wool or meat. [ Ovis aries .]
↘a wild mammal related to this, e.g. a bighorn.
2》 a person who is too easily influenced or led.
3》 a member of a minister's congregation.
Phrases
make ~'s eyes at look at (someone) in a foolishly amorous way.
Derivatives
~like adjective
Origin
OE scēp , scp , scēap , of W. Gmc origin; sense 3 with biblical allusion to Luke 15:6.