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Webster 1913 Edition

Sheepbiter

Sheep′bitˊer

,

Noun.

One who practices petty thefts.

[Obs.]

Shak.

There are political

sheepbiters

as well as pastoral; betrayers of public trusts as well as of private.

L’Estrange.

Definition 2024

sheepbiter

sheepbiter

English

Noun

sheepbiter ‎(plural sheepbiters)

(obsolete) One who practices petty thefts.

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There are political sheepbiters as well as pastoral; betrayers of public trusts as well as of private. — L'Estrange.