fat-tailed sheep

American  

[fat-teyld] / ˈfætˌteɪld /

noun

1. one of a class of sheep with much fat along the sides of the tail bones, raised for their meat and widely distributed in southeast Europe, northern Africa, and Asia.

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Etymology

Origin of fat-tailed sheep

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Nomad Kuchis seek fresh pasture land for their camels and fat-tailed sheep on the desolate plateaus, as chill winds whistle down from the snowy summits of the 600-mile-long range of the Hindu Kush.

From Time Magazine Archive

A flock of black goats and fat-tailed sheep, mingled together, was scattered over the plain, though where they could find sustenance in such a desert, Heaven alone knew.

From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram

One unaccustomed to Transvaalian cookery might not greatly relish the viands in preparation; the meat part of them being mostly antelope flesh, fried in lard rendered from the tails of the fat-tailed sheep.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Touching the fat-tailed sheep of Persia, the Shan-haï-king says the Yuëh-chï or Indo-Scythy had a 'big-tailed sheep' the correct name for which is hien-yang.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

He looked in the valley: there were the pilgrims’ booths, the grazing camels and fat-tailed sheep.

From Mary Magdalen by Saltus, Edgar