Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheepmeat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheep-meat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The meat of a sheep, used as food; mutton.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I do not know what will be the outcome of the argument about levels of radioactive caesium in sheepmeat (alias mutton or lamb) in North Wales and Cumbria, let alone in Scotland."
"Wool and sheepmeat combined form New Zealand's largest export industry: wool on its own is the fourth largest."
"However, the full effects of castration on sheepmeat flavor remain unclear and other factors, including age at slaughter, also need to be considered."

Etymology

From sheep + meat.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sheepmeats (plural)

Synonyms

sheepflesh

Questions

What does sheepmeat mean?: The meat of a sheep, used as food; mutton.
Where does sheepmeat come from?: From sheep + meat.

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