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sheepless - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sheepless'

English

Adjective

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  • Without sheep
  • *{{quote-book|year=1903|author=James Henry Foss|title=The Gentleman from Everywhere|chapter=|edition= citation
    • |passage=I was president of both these flourishing organizations, was chairman of the parish committee of the Unitarian Church, leading to its enlargement and extended usefulness, was a member of the congressional committee of the district which wrested a congressman from the Democrats, electing, after a desperate struggle, John W. Candler, to the National Legislature in place of Russell, "the sheepless Shepherd." }}
  • *{{quote-book|year=1880|author=Algernon Charles Swinburne|title=Studies in Song|chapter=|edition= citation
    • |passage=The pastures are herdless and sheepless , No pasture or shelter for herds: The wind is relentless and sleepless, And restless and songless the birds; Their cries from afar fall breathless, Their wings are as lightnings that flee; For the land has two lords that are deathless: Death's self, and the sea. 4. }}

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