Sheep is a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, commonly kept for wool, meat, or dairy. The word denotes these animals collectively or individually, and it also appears in phrases like 'as sheep to the flock.' It’s a simple, monosyllabic noun in English with a short, high-front vowel sound and a trailing consonant that’s easy to mispronounce for non-native speakers when not careful with vowel length and final /p/ aspiration.
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