[sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of various ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; specif: one (O. aries) long domesticated esp. for its flesh and wool
2. a: a timid defenseless creature b: a timid docile person; esp: one easily influenced or led
3: leather prepared from the skins of sheep: sheepskin