Meaning of scabby sheep | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who has been in bad society and is consequently shunned to prevent their bad habits or reputation from spreading.

Examples

“[…] the Abbot ought to be informed of the fast, and bestow upon the Monk a corrective discipline; and that, if he did not mend his manners in consequence thereof, he ought to be expelled from the Society, as a scabby sheep, lest he should ruin others by his example.”

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