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sheep

noun as in bellwether

noun as in stock

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For them, the desert is home, where they cultivate date palms and raise herds of goats, sheep and camels.

From Salon

Wild inhabitants include vulnerable bighorn sheep and desert tortoises, as well as the stocky Chuckwalla lizard that enjoys basking in the sun.

In handing down a harsher sentence, Anderson referred to Moore as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

I ask my partner as he rounds a corner with sheep grazing on one side and a cascading waterfall on the other.

From Salon

Berhane had veered off the usual mountain footpath because he had spotted his family’s sheep and goats grazing - and had gone over to stop them entering someone else’s plot of land.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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