mountain sheep


noun
  1. the bighorn.

  2. any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.

Origin of mountain sheep

1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words Nearby mountain sheep

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How to use mountain sheep in a sentence

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

    A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose Blacklock

British Dictionary definitions for mountain sheep

mountain sheep

noun
  1. another name for bighorn

  2. any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

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