burhel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She had forbidden any of the animals in the valley to be killed, and that was the reason why the flocks of burhel we had passed were so extremely tame.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
It was a very warm little cup, about 3 inches in diameter, composed of the finest fern and moss-roots, tiny fern-leaves, wool, and numbers of the coarse white crinkly hairs of the burhel.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
I saw a good many flocks of burhel, but no very large heads.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
On September 13, 14 and 15, snow fell on and off the whole time; but in spite of the bad weather I managed to shoot a burhel for food.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
I think Blyth's name of Ovis burhel should be adopted to the exclusion of the other, which, however, is in general use.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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