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Tup

To butt, as a ram does.

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Sheep 76% connected

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Horn 70% connected

A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The…

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Ram 92% connected

The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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