Southdown
one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
Origin of Southdown
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How to use Southdown in a sentence
Now as between the Merino and the Southdown sheep there is a great gulf fixed.
The Cassowary | Stanley WaterlooHe is one of the wisest raisers of Southdown sheep the country knows.
The Cassowary | Stanley WaterlooThe Suffolk is derived from the old horned Norfolk ewe mated with the Southdown, and was first granted its name in 1859.
A Short History of English Agriculture | W. H. R. CurtlerSouthdown and Romney rams have also been tried, but the Lincoln cross has been generally preferred.
Our First Half-Century | Government of QueenslandOne of them sheep was the finest Southdown ram you ever laid yer eye on.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight | Mathew Joseph Holt
British Dictionary definitions for Southdown
/ (ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn) /
an English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyish-brown face and legs
Origin of Southdown
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