Definitions
An adult female sheep.
Word origin
From Middle English ewe, from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”).
Used in a sentence
“This twentie yeeres haue I bene with thee: thy ewes and thy ſhee goates haue not caſt their yong, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.”
“Most Ewes are farmers or fishermen, although a growing number are urban dwellers living in Accra, Lomé, and other cities. The Ewes are a patrilineal people, with inheritance passing from father to son.”
“A person from Ho, like all Ewes, attaches great importance to a friendly greeting.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Adult female sheep”3 letters
02“Woolly female”3 letters
03“Woolly mother”3 letters
04“Lamb's mother”3 letters
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