mountain sheep

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noun

the bighorn.

any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.

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Origin of mountain sheep

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby mountain sheep

mountainous, mountain oyster, mountain range, mountain rosebay, mountain sandwort, mountain sheep, mountain sickness, mountainside, Mountain Standard Time, Mountain State, mountain system

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How to use mountain sheep in a sentence

Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Also in Germany, he made The Mountain Eagle, which was set, Hitchcock recalled, “in Old Kentucky, wherever that might be.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had to pause for sheep crossing the road, which is a common occurrence when driving through the Highlands of Scotland.
A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cadets mimicked his commands, which he issued in drawn-out syllables in his high-pitched, mountain-inflected voice.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We came down the rest of the mountain more carefully, though still a great deal too fast.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for mountain sheep

mountain sheep

noun

another name for bighorn

any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

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