Ewe \Ewe\, n. [AS. e['o]wu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. [ae]r, Goth. aw[=e][thorn]i a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. ?, Skr. avi. [root]231.]

(Zo["o]l.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)