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Sheep vs Shep - What's the difference?

sheep | shep |

As nouns the difference between sheep and shep

is that sheep is a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis while shep is eye dialect of lang=en.

sheep

English

Noun

(sheep)
  • A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis .
  • A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
  • (chiefly, humorous)

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * black sheep * sheepdog * sheepfold * sheepish * sheeple * sheepskin * shoop (chiefly-humorous back-formation)

    Descendants

    * Abenaki: (l)

    See also

    * * Aries * ewe * lamb * mutton * ovine * ram * teg * tup * wether

    External links

    * * (wikipedia) * (Ovis)

    References

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----

    shep

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1897, author=Joseph Hocking, title=The Birthright, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Git on board a shep there, an' go off to some furrin country and make a fortin." }}
  • (Lancashire) starling