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Definitions for: Ewe [n] female sheep
[n] a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe people in Ghana and Togo and Benin
[n] a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
Webster (1913) Definition: Ewe, n. [AS. e['o]wu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi,
Icel. [ae]r, Goth. aw[=e][thorn]i a flock of sheep, awistr a
sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. ?, Skr. avi.
[root]231.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.
See Also: African, bag, Benin, Dahomey, Ghana, Gold Coast, Kwa, Republic of Benin, Republic of Ghana, sheep, Togo, Togolese Republic, udder
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