Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheepflesh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sheep-flesh
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sheep + flesh. Compare Dutch schapenvlees (“mutton”), German Schaffleisch (“sheep meat, mutton”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

sheep-flesh (alternative) sheep flesh (alternative) sheep's flesh (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does sheepflesh mean?
The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton.
Where does sheepflesh come from?
From sheep + flesh. Compare Dutch schapenvlees (“mutton”), German Schaffleisch (“sheep meat, mutton”).

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