shep.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 (fem. shepherdess) a person employed to tend sheep, esp. at pasture.
2 a member of the clergy etc. who cares for and guides a congregation.

--v.

tr.
1 a tend (sheep etc.) as a shepherd. b guide (followers etc.).
2 marshal or drive (a crowd etc.) like sheep.

the Good Shepherd Christ. shepherd dog a sheepdog. shepherd's crook a staff with a hook at one end used by shepherds. shepherd's needle a white-flowered common plant, Scandix pecten-veneris, with spiny fruit. shepherd's pie a dish of minced meat under a layer of mashed potato. shepherd's plaid 1 a small black and white check pattern.
2 woollen cloth with this pattern. shepherd's purse a white-flowered hairy cornfield plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris, with triangular or cordate pods. [OE sceaphierde (as SHEEP, HERD)]

shep.html - or upon See: CAST LIGHT ON; THROW LIGHT ON.

shep.html - See: WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.

shep.html - {n.} Diploma. * /Dr. Miller has half a dozen different sheepskins hanging on the wall of his office./

shep.html - See: SCANDAL SHEET, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND or THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

shep.html - See: ON THE SHELF.