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ewe

[ yoo; Dialect yoh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a female sheep, especially when fully mature.

Ewe

[ ey-vey, ey-wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a member of a people of Togo and Ghana, in western Africa.
the Kwa language spoken by the Ewe people.

Ewe

/ ˈɛ��ɛ /

noun

EweEwes a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in the forests of E Ghana, Togo, and Benin
the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family

ewe

/ ��ː /

noun

1. a female sheep
2. ( as modifier )
  a ewe lamb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ewe¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ēowu, ēwe; cognate with Old High German ou, ouwi, Dutch ooi, Latin ovis, Greek óïs, oîs, Sanskrit á��

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ewe¹

Old English ŧ�Ƿɳ�; related to Old Norse ǣ�� ewe, Old High German ou, Latin ovis sheep, Sanskrit avi

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The lambs of the affected ewe tested negative for bird flu, the spokesperson added.

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This winter - like most years - Mr Abel is missing more than 400 ewes.

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"In February, when half term arrives, we start lambing our first lot of ewes, by Easter we're lambing our second lot," she says.

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Now, just four years on, they are running a successful livestock business with 900 ewes - all despite not having a farm tenancy.

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At the desert lab that day, the wildlife team sampled five bighorn rams and seven ewes.

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