mountain sheep
the bighorn.
any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.
Origin of 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.
Sometimes they cut spiral strips from the curving horns of a mountain sheep, and steamed them straight.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousAh'-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.
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
another name for bighorn
any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
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