ewe
(A) (the first letter ‘e’ is always written in capital & the pronunciation = ‘ay-way’) a group of people (ethnic group) in Ghana, Benin and Togo in West Africa
(B) the language of the Ewe people
(C)
(‘ewe’, in this sense, rhymes with the word “you” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a fully matured female of those four-legged, grass-eating animals with horns (some antelope) whose male is called a “ram”
(D)
[the most common usage]
(‘ewe’, in this sense, rhymes with the word “you” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a fully matured female sheep
1. the white ewe (noun) [said of a beautiful woman in a gang of thieves]
2. ewe-necked [said of the arch of the neck bending downwards]
3. to wink on the ewe and worry the lamb [said of a situation where a man tries to attract (or distract) a woman so as to enjoy (have sex with) her daughter]
4. when the ewe is drowned, she’s dead [said of something that is lost beyond recovery – lost forever]
5. (a) an old ewe dressed lamb-fashion
(b) mutton dressed as lamb (‘mutton’ = the meat of a matured sheep or goat) [said of an aged woman dressed like a young girl, tying to look young and attractive]
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