ewe
noun (1)
\ ˈyü
, in rural dials also ˈyō\
, 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\
, 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
Local Basque specialties include Espelette chili pepper, ham, dry sausage, ewe’s cheese, traditional cream cake and wines. — Washington Post, "France to deploy celebrated cuisine to ease G-7 tensions," 23 Aug. 2019 Around mid-August, the ram on HD Farm joins some three dozen ewes in a field. — Eric Velasco, al, "Follow the journey of local food from seed to plate," 13 Aug. 2019 Ravioli is filled with local ewe’s milk ricotta, and tagliolinis are served with catches of the day. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "Learning From Sardinia, Where Locals Live La Dolce Vita Longer Than Anyone Else," 16 July 2018 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 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ewe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ewe
ewe
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ewe
: a female sheep
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ewe
noun
\ ˈyü
\
\
Kids Definition of ewe
: a female sheep
ewe
noun
\ ˈyü
, ˈyō
\
, ˈyō
\
Medical Definition of ewe
: the female of the sheep especially when mature
also
: the female of various related animals
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