Cotswold

[ kots-wohld, -wuhld ]

noun

1. one of an English breed of large sheep having coarse, long wool.

Cotswold

/ -wəld; ˈkɒtsˌwəʊld /

noun

1. a breed of sheep with long wool that originated in the Cotswolds. It is believed to be one of the oldest breeds in the world

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cotswold¹

Named after the Cotswolds, where the breed originated

Example Sentences

A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.

From The Daily Beast

They buried Patrick Leigh Fermor in the soft green turf of a Cotswold graveyard on a cloudy Thursday afternoon.

From The Daily Beast

The Cotswold Hills are, in any case, above dispute as the cradle-ground of the river, and may be happy with either claimant.

From Project Gutenberg

Cotswold wool, and some other inferior wools, do not measure more than nine spirals to the inch.

From Project Gutenberg

The Cotswold mature young, and the flesh will vary in weight from fifteen to thirty pounds per quarter.

From Project Gutenberg

The New Leicester is less hardy than the Cotswold, but heavier, weighing from twenty-four to thirty-six pounds per quarter.

From Project Gutenberg

We were in a bleak stone country, where stone walls take the place of hedges, and where the landscape bears a Cotswold look.

From Project Gutenberg