sheep-biter

== English == === Alternative forms === sheepbiter === Etymology === sheep + biter (“one who bites”). Figurative term possibly influenced by the fable "De cane oves domini sui occidente, a quo suspensus est" in Hecatomythium by Laurentius Abstemius (later included with Aesop's Fables as "A Sheep-Biter Hang'd" — see quotations). === Noun === sheep-biter (plural sheep-biters) (obsolete) A sheepdog that worries (chases or attacks) sheep. (obsolete, figurative, derogatory) A contemptible person, especially one who practices petty thefts. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:git and Thesaurus:thief ==== Derived terms ==== sheep-biting ==== Related terms ==== bitesheep