Plural form of ewe; multiple female sheep, especially those used for breeding or wool production.
From Old English 'ewe,' related to Old High German 'ouwi' and Sanskrit 'avi.' The word is ancient and found across Indo-European languages with similar forms.
The word 'ewe' has remained nearly unchanged for over 1,500 years—it's one of those basic farm animal words so fundamental to English-speaking cultures that it barely evolved, unlike the fancy Latin words for complex things.
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