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- noun The state or quality of being
sheepy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Although the breed produces wool that is relatively low in lanolin, you can still sense a faint aroma of sheepiness, a reminder of its rawness and close connection to the animal that gave its wool.
Archive 2008-05-01 Unionpearl 2008
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Although the breed produces wool that is relatively low in lanolin, you can still sense a faint aroma of sheepiness, a reminder of its rawness and close connection to the animal that gave its wool.
A to Z: L is for Lopi Unionpearl 2008
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A sheepy sheep of sheepness that fell into the sheep dip of sheepiness.
12th February '06 2006
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A sheepy sheep of sheepness that fell into the sheep dip of sheepiness. - 3 replies
logansrogue logansrogue 2006
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Let the sheepiness be set on one side and the goatiness on the other, and immediately you know where you are.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various
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He spoke with a strong Scotch accent, and an appearance of shy sheepiness, and therefore with an air too of extraordinary truth.
Oddsfish! Robert Hugh Benson 1892
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Let the sheepiness be set on one side and the goatiness on the other, and immediately you know where you are.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887
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