Ewe

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 people in Ghana and Togo
          and Benin
       3: female sheep

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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