SOAY SHEEP

Meaning of SOAY SHEEP in English

[ 'səʊeɪ ]

■ noun a small domesticated sheep of a primitive breed with a brown fleece and horns in both sexes, formerly confined to the island of Soay in the St Kilda group (Outer Hebrides).

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SHEEP — n. 25B6; noun ram, ewe, lamb, wether, bellwether, tup; Austral. informal jumbuck, woolly. See list. ovine. Sheep breeds Lonk Abyssinian …
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SHEEP — I bovid genus Ovis ) that have scent glands in the face and hind feet. Horns, if present, are more …
Английский словарь Британика
SHEEP — I. ˈshēp noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap, scēp; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOAY — ˈsō(ˌ)ā noun Etymology: from Soay, island of the Hebrides, where the breed originated 1. usually capitalized : an old breed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP — — sheepless , adj. — sheeplike , adj. /sheep/ , n. , pl. sheep . 1. any of numerous ruminant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEEP — [sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOAY — Soay BrE AmE ˈsəʊ eɪ -ə AmE \ ˈsoʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEEP — sheep BrE AmE ʃiːp ▷ sheep's ʃiːps ▶ ˈ sheep's eyes BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sheep tick BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEEP — / ʃiːp; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheep ) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — sheep S2 W3 /ʃiːp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheep ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceap ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Oxford English vocab
SHEEP — ( sheep) 1. A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — [noun] [C] [plural] sheep - a farm animal, with thick esp. whitish-coloured hair, that eats grass, and which is kept …
Cambridge English vocab
SHEEP — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ( BrE ), mountain ▪ lost ( often figurative ), stray ▪ the doleful cries of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHEEP — Sheep were an important part of the possessions of the ancient Hebrews and of eastern nations generally. The first mention …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun BAD : A lot of cows and sheeps died because of the polluted water. GOOD : A lot of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep ≈ разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEEP — sheep.ogg ʃi:p n ( pl без измен.) 1. 1> зоол. овца ( Ovis ) bighorn sheep - снежный баран ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHEEP — sheep сущ.; мн. ч. - sheep1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHEEP — n ( pl без измен.) 1. 1> зоол. овца ( Ovis ) bighorn sheep - снежный баран ( Ovis canadensis …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHEEP — сущ. ; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa — овцы блеют flock, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHEEP — овца, баран; горный баран (Ovis) - Barbary sheep - Barbary wild sheep - bighorn sheep - blue sheep - Dall's sheep - desert sheep - Marco Polo's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHEEP — овца, баран; горный баран ( Ovis ) - Barbary sheep - Barbary wild sheep - bighorn sheep - blue sheep …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHEEP — _n. 1> овца; баран; to follow like sheep - слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2> робкий, застенчивый человек 3> обыкн. _p-p. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHEEP — n. 1. овца; баран; to follow like sheep - слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2. робкий, застенчивый человек 3. обыкн. p-p. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHEEP — _n. (_pl. без измен.) 1> овца; баран; to follow like sheep слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2> робкий, застенчивый человек 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep ≈ разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa …
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAXWELL, GAVIN — born July 15, 1914, Elrig, near Mochrum, Wigtown, Scot. died Sept. 6, 1969, Inverness, Inverness Scottish author and naturalist. Maxwell …
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INNER HEBRIDES — islands off the Atlantic (western) coast of Scotland. As their name suggests, the Inner Hebrides lie close to the west …
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HEBRIDES — group of islands extending in an arc off the Atlantic (west) coast of Scotland. They are subdivided into two groups-the …
Britannica English vocabulary

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