ewe

noun (1)

\ˈyü,

in rural dials also ˈyō\

Definition of ewe

(Entry 1 of 2)

: the female of the sheep especially when mature also : the female of various related animals

Ewe

noun (2)

\ˈā-ˌwā,

ˈā-ˌvā\

plural Ewe also Ewes

Definition of Ewe (Entry 2 of 2)

: a people of Ghana and Togo speaking a Kwa language also : the language itself

Examples of ewe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Tip: Go hungry and ask the cheese stewards for samples of esoteric products like the Fleur de Maquis, a Corsican ewe cheese encased in rosemary and juniper berries. — Amy Tara Koch, New York Times, "A Road Map to Shopping Like a Royal in London," 9 May 2018 The carcass of the black-faced ewe, one of 20 sheep kept in an enclosure near Spreckels Lake during the Christmas season, was discovered yesterday by a watchman near the Pacific Rod and Gun Club at Lake Merced. — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, "Montana’s bittersweet 49er finale, 1992," 20 Dec. 2017 Myra Ambroglia went into the adult division with a Lincoln ewe. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "A Lead Line Trifecta: Handler, Lamb, Wool," 6 Sep. 2017 The Associated Press reports the jumping sheep was an ewe, or female. — Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, "Jumping sheep smashes driver's windshield in Washington," 25 Oct. 2017 Nearby sits the preternaturally vivid head of a ewe in sandstone, almost life-size and perhaps the oldest object at over 5,000 years. — Melik Kaylan, WSJ, "‘Noah’s Beasts: Sculpted Animals From Ancient Mesopotamia’ Review: Everyday Divine," 18 July 2017 With hands stretched wide, Meng Baoyindaogetao backs the ewe into a corner, seizes it by the horns and swings his leg over its back. — Charlie Campbell / Baotou, Time, "China's Greening of the Vast Kubuqi Desert is a Model for Land Restoration Projects Everywhere," 27 July 2017 She was cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer from a cell taken from a 6-year-old ewe. — Tony Long, WIRED, "Feb. 22, 1997: Hello, Dolly," 22 Feb. 2007 A Holstein cow can supply nine gallons a day; a good ewe, on a good day, may part with three quarts. — Janet Fletcher, New York Times, "Sheep’s Milk Cheeses in U.S. Earn Ribbons but Little Profit," 27 Dec. 2016

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