sheep
Defined in 5 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 7102 — as used in this chapter
The term “sheep” means ovine animals of any age, including lambs.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A wether more than a year old. 4 C. & P. 216.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A wether more than a year old. Rex v. Birket, 4 Car. & P. 216.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Animal. If a ewe is stolen, it must be so called in the indictment; a lamb must be called a lamb; "sheep" is proper only where the animal is a wether.' See Worry. Sheep-shears. See Cutleet.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
A‘wether more than a year old. 4 Car. & Payne, 216; 19 Engl. Com. Law Rep. 351, 8. C.