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mountain sheep

noun

Definition of MOUNTAIN SHEEP

:  any of various wild sheep (as bighorn, argali, or Dall sheep) inhabiting high mountains
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First Known Use of MOUNTAIN SHEEP

circa 1779

Rhymes with MOUNTAIN SHEEP

bracket creep, chimney sweep, Lakshadweep, on the cheap, overleap, oversleep, quantum leap

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mountain sheep
  2. Rocky Mountain sheep
  3. Welsh Mountain sheep
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