(countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. / (countable, strictly) The domestic Ovies aries, the most well known species of Ovis. / (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

(chiefly humorous) plural of shoop

Obsolete form of sheep.

(nonstandard) plural of sheep

The quality of being a sheep.

especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns. / Ovis dalli, having thinner horns than O. canadensis.

(idiomatic) A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason. / (idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.

(idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.

Alternative spelling of sheepshagger

An edible mushroom (Albatrellus ovinus)