ewe
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Ewe
n 1: a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and
southeastern Ghana
2: a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
3: female sheep
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ewe \Ewe\ ([=u]), n. [AS. e['o]wu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi,
ouwi, Icel. [ae]r, Goth. aw[=e][thorn]i a flock of sheep,
awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. 'o`i:s,
Skr. avi. [root]231.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "ewe":
Partlet, bellwether, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare, cow, doe,
ewe lamb, filly, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, jenny,
jumbuck, lamb, lambkin, lioness, mare, mutton, nanny, nanny goat,
peahen, ram, roe, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, sheep, slut, sow,
teg, tigress, tup, vixen, wether, yeanling
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