Meaning of sheepflesh | Babel Free

Definitions

The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton.

uncountable

Examples

“Everybody wore home-made clothing; and that wool might not become scarce, the use of sheepflesh, for food, was discouraged.”

“Sheep and goat wines are directed to be prepared in the following' manner: Take ten catties (i catty — i \ lb.) of soaked rice, seven catties of goat or sheep flesh, fourteen onions, one Shan-tung cabbage, and a catty of almond kernels [...]”

“SILENUS It's each man by and for himself. There is no govermnent. ODYSSEUS Is Demeter respected here? I mean, do they plant grain? What do they live on? SILENUS Curds and whey and sheepflesh, sir.”

“The sheep were a solid lump of woolly sheepflesh, swirling, and though Penny tried to separate them, they were like commuters jammed in a subway car, nothing could break them apart.”

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