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A black sheep stands out from the flock. The Black Sheep from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose by William Wallace Denslow. In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in.
Black Sheep is an American hip hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres "Dres" Vargas Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. [2] The duo was from New York but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina , where both of their families relocated. [ 3 ]
La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep), an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac "Die schwarzen Schafe" (translated as "Black Sheep"), a 1951 short story by Heinrich Böll; Black Sheep (Heyer novel), a 1966 novel by Georgette Heyer; Black Sheep, a 2013 novella by Susan Hill; Black Sheep, a 2013 young adult novel by Na'ima B. Robert
Sheep also enter in colloquial sayings and idiom frequently with such phrases as "black sheep". To call an individual a black sheep implies that they are an odd or disreputable member of a group. [172] This usage derives from the recessive trait that causes an occasional black lamb to be born into an entirely white flock. These black sheep were ...
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest printed version of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries.
8WM/Novakane is the third studio album by hip-hop duo Black Sheep, the group's first full-length album since 1994's Non-Fiction.It was released as a download-only album in October 2006, and a physical release followed in December 2007.
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the debut studio album from American hip hop duo Black Sheep, released October 22, 1991, on Mercury Records. The duo supported the album with a North American tour that included the Soup Dragons, Tom Tom Club, and James. [1] The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart.