Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skinsheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat Cotswold - sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswolds Lincoln - long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire Exmoor - horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton Cheviot - hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot hills noted for its wool caracul, karakul, broadtail - hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur merino, merino sheep - white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality Rambouillet - hardy sheep developed from the Merino producing both good mutton and fine wool lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food |