"black ewe" meaning in All languages combined

See black ewe on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: black ewes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black ewe (plural black ewes)
  1. (figurative) A female black sheep. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-black_ewe-en-noun-aqBB6898 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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