roche moutonn['e]e

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roche moutonn['e]e - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sheepback \Sheep"back`\, n. (Geol.)
     A rounded knoll of rock resembling the back of a sheep. --
     produced by glacial action. Called also roche moutonn['e]e;
     -- usually in the plural.
     [1913 Webster]

  Roche moutonn'ee \Roche" mou`ton`n['e]e"\ [F., sheep-shaped
     rock.] (Geol.)
     See Sheepback.
     [1913 Webster]