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mountain sheep

noun

  1. the bighorn.
  2. any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.


mountain sheep

noun

  1. another name for bighorn
  2. any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of mountain sheep1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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His hardy upland flock of Scotch Blackface and Welsh mountain sheep spend nine-and-a-half months of the year on the moor, where they are most vulnerable to theft.

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Above me, petroglyphs dating back 4,000 years appeared in the form of spears, mountain sheep, and human figures.

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According to ProPublica investigation released late last year, Mr Trump Jr killed a rare Argali mountain sheep and only retroactively secured hunting permission from the Mongolian government.

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They clambered up the paths that the mountain sheep and goats made, and then they scrambled up rocks until they were high in the mountain.

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Records and interviews confirmed that Trump killed an argali, an endangered species of large mountain sheep that have made their homes in a remote region of Western Mongolia.

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