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Cotswold sheepCotswold Cots"wold` (k?ts"w?ld`), n. [Cot a cottage or hut +
wold an open country.]
An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold
hills, in Gloucestershire, England.
Cotswold sheep, a long-wooled breed of sheep, formerly
common in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and
Worcester, Eng.; -- so called from the Cotswold Hills. The
breed is now chiefly amalgamated with others. Maned sheepManed Maned, a.
Having a mane.
Maned seal (Zo["o]l.), the sea lion.
Maned sheep (Zo["o]l.), the aoudad. Otter sheepOtter Ot"ter, n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter,
Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra,
Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to
E. water. [root]137, 215. See Water, and cf. Hydra.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra,
and related genera. Several species are described. They
have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes.
They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and
valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris;
the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species
inhabit South America and Asia.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very
injurious to hop vines.
Otter hound, Otter dog (Zo["o]l.), a small breed of
hounds, used in England for hunting otters.
Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under Ancon.
Otter shell (Zo["o]l.), very large bivalve mollusk
(Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast
of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used
by the Indians.
Sea otter. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. Rocky Mountain sheepRocky Rock"y, a.
1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as,
a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. --Milton.
3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling;
obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak.
Rocky Mountain locust (Zo["o]l.), the Western locust, or
grasshopper. See Grasshopper.
Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zo["o]l.) See Bighorn. sheep laurelLambkill Lamb"kill`, n. (Bot.)
A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia); --
called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It
is supposed to poison sheep and other animals that eat it at
times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food. sheep sorrelSorrel Sor"rel, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r
sour. See Sour.] (Bot.)
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex
Acetosella, etc.
Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain.
Red sorrel. (Bot.)
(a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid
calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for
making tarts and acid drinks.
(b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called
sheep sorrel.
Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or
Rumex Axetosa.
Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum
arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.
Called also sourwood.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis. SheepberrySheepberry Sheep"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus
Viburnum (V. Lentago), having white flowers in flat
cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also nannyberry. Sheepbite
Sheepbite Sheep"bite`, v. i.
To bite or nibble like a sheep; hence, to practice petty
thefts. [Obs.] --Shak.
Sheepcot
Sheepcot Sheep"cot`, Sheepcote Sheep"cote`, n.
A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
Sheepcote
Sheepcot Sheep"cot`, Sheepcote Sheep"cote`, n.
A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
Sheep-faced
Sheep-faced Sheep"-faced`, a.
Over-bashful; sheepish.
Sheepfold
Sheepfold Sheep"fold`, n.
A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or
confined.
Sheep-headed
Sheep-headed Sheep"-head`ed, a.
Silly; simple-minded; stupid. --Taylor (1630)
SheepishSheepish Sheep"ish, a.
1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]
2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly
diffident; timorous to excess.
Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes
abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.
--Locke.
-- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. -- Sheep"ish*ness, n. SheepishlySheepish Sheep"ish, a.
1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]
2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly
diffident; timorous to excess.
Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes
abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.
--Locke.
-- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. -- Sheep"ish*ness, n. SheepishnessSheepish Sheep"ish, a.
1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]
2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly
diffident; timorous to excess.
Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes
abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.
--Locke.
-- Sheep"ish*ly, adv. -- Sheep"ish*ness, n. sheepkillLambkill Lamb"kill`, n. (Bot.)
A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia); --
called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It
is supposed to poison sheep and other animals that eat it at
times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food. Sheepmaster
Sheepmaster Sheep"mas`ter, n.
A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep. --2
Kings iii. 4.
Sheeprack
Sheeprack Sheep"rack`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The starling.
Sheepshank
Sheepshank Sheep"shank`, n. (Naut.)
A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.
SheepsheadSheepshead Sheeps"head`, n. [So called because of the fancied
resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, or
Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of
the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds.
Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to
various other fishes, as the butterfish, the
fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and
the moonfish. Sheep-shearer
Sheep-shearer Sheep"-shear`er, n.
One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep.
Sheep-shearing
Sheep-shearing Sheep"-shear`ing, n.
1. Act of shearing sheep.
2. A feast at the time of sheep-shearing. --Shak.
Sheepskin
Sheepskin Sheep"skin`, n.
1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed
on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. [College
Cant]
Sheepsplit
Sheepsplit Sheep"split`, n.
A split of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by
splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.
Sheepy
Sheepy Sheep"y, a.
Resembling sheep; sheepish. --Testament of Love.
Southdown sheepSouthdown South"down`, a.
Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills
south of the Thames, in England.
Southdown sheep (Zo["o]l.), a celebrated breed of
shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of
the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South
Downs where the breed originated. Spanish sheepSpanish Span"ish, a.
Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant (Yucca
alorifolia) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers.
Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean.
Spanish black, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
--Ure.
Spanish broom (Bot.), a leguminous shrub (Spartium
junceum) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
Spanish brown, a species of earth used in painting, having
a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
sesquioxide of iron.
Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree (Ungnadia speciosa)
of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
Spanish burton (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
Spanish chalk (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
Spanish cress (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (lepidium
Cadamines), a species of peppergrass.
Spanish curiew (Zo["o]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.
Spanish elm (Bot.), a large West Indian tree (Cordia
Gerascanthus) furnishing hard and useful timber.
Spanish feretto, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
Spanish flag (Zo["o]l.), the California rockfish
(Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously
colored with bands of red and white.
Spanish fly (Zo["o]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis.
Spanish fox (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto.
Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice.
Spanish leather. See Cordwain.
Spanish mackerel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A species of mackerel (Scomber colias) found both in
Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel,
big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel.
(b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
yellow round spots (Scomberomorus maculatus), highly
esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
Mackerel.
Spanish main, the name formerly given to the southern
portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
ships from the New to the Old World.
Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia.
Spanish needles (Bot.), a composite weed (Bidens
bipinnata) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Iris Sisyrinchium)
of the south of Europe.
Spanish potato (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
Potato.
Spanish red, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
Spanish reef (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
jib-headed sail.
Spanish sheep (Zo["o]l.), a merino.
Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
pigment.
Spanish windlass (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
serve as a lever.
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