ewe
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- noun
- /juː/
:
oveja
- A ewe is a female sheep.
- ewes and their lambs
- old ewe
Examples
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The farmer watched as the ewe led her lamb across the field.
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I'm a Border Leicester ewe.
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And the ewes gave birth to black sheep.
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But the poor man had naught but one ewe lamb.
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Lisa placed the lamb by the ewe's head, and the ewe became quiet as she licked her lamb.
Fiction book (1999) -
One of her aged ewes, a Cheviot, has a newborn she can't nurse, born this morning.
Fiction book (1993) -
There is nothing average about a sheep farm with 1,778 ewes and approximately 2,600 lambs.
Blog text (22) -
Each ewe in the flock needs to be sheared once a year for her wool.
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During the spring, the ewes graze peacefully on the lush green grass.
Idioms
Compounds
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Etymology
The word ewe comes from the Old English word ēowu, which meant 'female sheep'. So a ewe is still the name for a female sheep, used with words like 'ram' for the male and 'lamb' for the baby.