sheep's eyes
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of sheep's eyes
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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Although Roden had initially set out to serve her own people with that compilation, ignorant Brits often asked if the region’s food was all sheep’s eyes and testicles, an incuriosity she became determined to combat.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
Mongolians ate pickled sheep's eyes, while China went with a more palatable dose of green tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
No 19th century explorer snacking on pickled sheep's eyes could have honored bizarre local customs more graciously.
From Time Magazine Archive
Churchill to Roosevelt, March 4, 1944: 'Thank you very much for your assurances about no sheep's eyes at our oilfields at Iran and Iraq.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tells her again he’s not hungry but if no one else wants them he’ll eat the sheep’s eyes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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