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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sheep with black fleece.
- noun One who is considered disreputable or disgraceful by his or her relatives or associates.
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- noun Used other than as an idiom: see
black ,sheep . - noun idiomatic a
nonconformist ; anunusual orunconventional person - noun idiomatic a disliked person; one who is disfavored
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
- noun sheep with a black coat
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cosmican commented on the word black sheep
Someone different from other members of the family (not necessarily with a negative sense)
November 20, 2007