Rocky Mountain sheep
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Rocky Mountain sheep
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Example Sentences
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On the high peaks above our heads we could see the Rocky Mountain sheep looking defiantly at us from their mountain fastnesses, so far away they looked no larger than jack rabbits.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
One of the most graceful animals the children of the west have ever seen is the bighorn, or Rocky Mountain sheep.
From Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
Both forms are called the Rocky Mountain sheep, and from this it is commonly inferred that they are confined to the mountains, and live solely among the rocks.
From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various
The skins of the buffalo, of the Rocky Mountain sheep, of various deer and of the antelope, are included in the fur trade with the Indians and trappers of the north and west.
From Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington
We feasted at suppertime on meat which was sweet, juicy, very tender and of as rare a flavor as that of the Rocky Mountain sheep.
From The Last of the Plainsmen by Grey, Zane
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