mountain sheep

noun

the bighorn.
any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.

Origin of mountain sheep

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 were everywhere, some sleeping by the road, some foraging, bells ringing from their necks as they moved.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull? | Clive Irving | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sometimes they cut spiral strips from the curving horns of a mountain sheep, and steamed them straight.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
Ah'-kay-ee-px-en, the Woman who Strikes Many; full-length; dress of mountain-sheep skin.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2) | George Catlin
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.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2) | George Catlin
There are still left in the mountains among the pines and snowy cliffs many mountain-sheep.
Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton

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

another name for bighorn
any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

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