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mountain sheep

noun

  1. the bighorn.
  2. any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.


mountain sheep

noun

  1. another name for bighorn
  2. any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain sheep1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

Mountain sheep were everywhere, some sleeping by the road, some foraging, bells ringing from their necks as they moved.

Sometimes they cut spiral strips from the curving horns of a mountain sheep, and steamed them straight.

Ah'-kay-ee-px-en, the Woman who Strikes Many; full-length; dress of mountain-sheep skin.

Seet-s-be-a, the Mid-day Sun; a pretty girl, in mountain-sheep skin dress, and fan of the eagles tail in her hand.

There are still left in the mountains among the pines and snowy cliffs many mountain-sheep.

Mountain sheep are cleaned by being forced to swim across a pool, but the finer or lowland breeds are washed entirely by the hand.

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