sheep station
sheep run
noun
Australian and NZ a large sheep farmAlso called: run
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sheep fescue, sheep laurel, sheep measles, sheep race, sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheep tick, sheep's eyes, sheep's fescue, sheep-dip, sheepback rock
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