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Collocations for sheep - noun

ADJECTIVE

hill (BrE), mountain
lost (often figurative), stray
the doleful cries of lost sheep
He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost sheep of the world.
dead
domestic, wild

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… OF SHEEP

flock, herd

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VERB + sheep

farm, keep, raise, rear (BrE)
My grandfather used to raise sheep in Australia.
tend, watch
slaughter
shear
drive, herd, round up (esp. BrE)
The dogs herded the sheep into the pen.

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sheep + VERB

graze
There were a lot of sheep grazing high up on the mountain.
bleat

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sheep + NOUN

farm, ranch (AmE), station
a 4 000-acre sheep station in New South Wales
farmer, rancher (AmE)
farming, industry
dip
dog (usually sheepdog)
flock
pasture
pen
shearing

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PHRASES

a breed of sheep

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