"sheepshit" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sheep + shit. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sheep|shit}} sheep + shit Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sheepshit (uncountable)
  1. (vulgar) The excrement of a sheep. Tags: uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-sheepshit-en-noun-iOuTw2Rt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1996, Ursula K Le Guin, Worlds of exile and illusion",
          "text": "And I am a green walnut, and you a fish, and those mountains are made of roasted sheepshit! Have it your way. Speak the truth and hear the truth.",
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          "ref": "2004, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Still Life with Crows",
          "text": "Whiskey over here, amigo. What's this you've been feeding us, Hoss, boiled sheepshit?",
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          "ref": "2004, Peter Temple, Identity Theory",
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