sheepflesh

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sheepflesh

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

noun sheep-flesh · sheep flesh · sheep's flesh

uncountable The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton. Everybody wore home-made clothing; and that wool might not become scarce, the use of sheepflesh, for food, was discouraged.
Similar: sheepmeat

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@misc{sheepflesh_2026,
  title = {sheepflesh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheepflesh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}