the act of shepherding sheep, or sheep husbandry more generally. Shornie – a freshly shorn sheep. Shepherd's crook – a staff with a hook at one end, used to catch sheep by the neck or leg (depending on type). SIL - Scanned In Lamb Slink – a very young lamb. Springer - a ewe close to lambing. Stag – a ram castrated after about 6 months of age. Staple – a group of wool fibres that formed a cluster or lock. Store – a sheep (or other meat animal) in good average condition, but not fat. Usually bought by dealers to fatten for resale. Sucker – an unweaned lamb. T, W, Y Teg – a sheep in its second year. Also hogget, old-season lamb, shearling. Theave or theaf (plural of either: theaves) – a young female sheep, usually before her first lamb (used especially in lowland England). Also gimmer. Top knot – wool from the forehead or poll of a sheep. Tup – an alternative term for ram. Tupping – mating in sheep, or the mating season (autumn, for a spring-lambing flock). Weaner – a young animal that has been weaned, from its mother, until it is about a year old. Wether – a castrated male sheep (or goat). Wigging – the removal of wool from around a sheep's eyes to prevent wool-blindness. Wool-blindness – when excessive wool growth interferes with the normal sight of a sheep. Woolcock - a husband of sheep Wool-grease – see lanolin. Wool pack – a standard-sized woven nylon container manufactured to industry specifications for the transportation of wool. Woolsack – a ceremonial cushion used by the Lord Speaker of the UK House of Lords, filled with wool to symbolise the importance of the wool trade for the prosperity of the country. Yoke – two crossed pieces of timber or a forked branch fixed to the neck of a habitually straying sheep in an attempt to prevent it breaking through hedges and fences. Yolk – see lanolin. Yow – local form of ewe in some areas. See also Domestic sheep Sheep husbandry Yan Tan Tethera (numbers for counting sheep) References External links A Glossary of sheep terms from the American Sheep Industry Association Sheep husbandry Wikipedia glossaries using unordered lists