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SHEEPBITE
SHEEPBITE
Sheep
"
bite
`, v. i.
Defn:
To
bite
or
nibble
like
a
sheep;
hence,
to
practice
petty
thefts. [
Obs.
]
Shak.
SHEEPBITER
SHEEPBITER
Sheep
"
bit
`
er,
n.
Defn:
One
who
practices
petty
thefts. [
Obs.
]
Shak.
There
are
political
sheepbiters
as
well
as
pastoral;
betrayers
of
public
trusts
as
well
as
of
private.
L'Estrange.
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