Collocations for sheep - noun
ADJ.
hill | lost, stray
the doleful cries of lost sheep
the doleful cries of lost sheep
QUANT.
flock, herd
VERB + SHEEP
farm, keep, raise, rear
My grandfather used to raise sheep in Wales.
My grandfather used to raise sheep in Wales.
tend | slaughter | shear | drive, herd, round up, shepherd
The dogs herded the sheep into the pen.
The dogs herded the sheep into the pen.
SHEEP + VERB
graze
There were a lot of sheep grazing high up on the mountain.
There were a lot of sheep grazing high up on the mountain.
bleat, (go) baa | lamb
It''s nearly the sheep''s lambing time.
It''s nearly the sheep''s lambing time.
SHEEP + NOUN
farm, station
a 4,000-acre sheep station in New South Wales
a 4,000-acre sheep station in New South Wales
farmer | farming, industry | dip | dog (also ‘sheepdog’) | flock | pasture | shearing
PHRASES
a breed of sheep