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sheepstealing

sheepstealing noun: the theft of sheep.

Noun

sheepstealing (uncountable)

  1. The theft of sheep.

Origin of sheepstealing

From sheep + stealing.

Questions about sheepstealing

What does sheepstealing mean?
Sheepstealing means the theft of sheep.
What part of speech is sheepstealing?
Sheepstealing is a noun.

Words near sheepstealing in the dictionary

  1. sheepskin effect
  2. sheepskinned
  3. sheepskins
  4. sheepstealer
  5. sheepstealers
  6. sheepstealing
  7. sheepswool
  8. sheepswool sponge
  9. sheepswool sponges
  10. sheeptrack
  11. sheeptracks

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