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ewe definition

ewe (yo̵̅o̅)

noun

a female sheep

Etymology: ME ewe < OE eowu, fem. of eow, sheep, akin to Ger dial. aue, a ewe < IE base *owi-s, sheep, L ovis

Ewe definition

Ewe (ā′wā′, ā′vā′)

noun pl. Ewes E′wes′ or Ewe E′we′

  1. a member of a people of Togo and parts of Ghana and Benin
  2. the Kwa language of this people

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