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sheep's eyes

sheep's eyes is the plural of sheep's eye.

Meaning of sheep's eye

Noun

sheep's eye (plural sheep's eyes)

  1. A secretive, pining look, or humble doting glance.
    • those of an amorous roguish look derive their title even from the sheep, and we say such a one has a sheep's eye, not so much to denote the innocence as the simple slyness of the cast.1864, Joseph Addison, The Spectator, number 250
    Synonyms:
    cow eyes

Questions about sheep's eyes

What is sheep's eyes the plural of?
Sheep's eyes is the plural of sheep's eye.

Words near sheep's eyes in the dictionary

  1. sheep tick
  2. sheep ticks
  3. sheep walk
  4. sheep wash
  5. sheep's eye
  6. sheep's eyes
  7. sheep's fescue
  8. sheep's foot
  9. sheep's head
  10. sheep's heads
  11. sheep's-bit

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