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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsYour vocabulary word for the day: ovine
I had to look this up. If you did not grow up on a farm, live in a farming area or run a farm, you probably would have no idea what it means.
Definition of ovine
: of, relating to, or resembling sheep
: of, relating to, or resembling sheep
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovine
to Charles Pierce at http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a57164/trump-arizona-speech/
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Your vocabulary word for the day: ovine (Original Post)
steve2470
Aug 2017
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. a close relative of bovine
True Dough
(17,305 posts)2. Or
it's an ode to where grapes grow.
unblock
(52,235 posts)5. or that thing in an appalachian kitchen where you cook your tv dinner.
unblock
(52,235 posts)3. here's a good list of such terms. i got a lot of mileage out of "simian" when shrub was president..
steve2470
(37,457 posts)4. great list, thanks! nt
thegoose
(3,115 posts)6. Yep
The idea the Cheeto actually appeals to sheeple is mind-boggling.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)7. I found out what it meant from Monty Python's Flying Sheep sketch
"What exactly are the commercial possibilities of ovine aviation?"