Cotswold

[ kots-wohld, -wuhld ]

/ ˈkɒts woʊld, -wəld /

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noun

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

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Origin of Cotswold

Named after the Cotswolds, where the breed originated

Words nearby Cotswold

Cotopaxi, cotquean, cotransduction, cotransport, co-trimoxazole, Cotswold, Cotswolds, cotta, cottage, cottage cheese, cottagecore

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How to use Cotswold in a sentence

A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They buried Patrick Leigh Fermor in the soft green turf of a Cotswold graveyard on a cloudy Thursday afternoon.
Goodbye to My Hero|William Dalrymple|June 20, 2011|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.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
Cotswold wool, and some other inferior wools, do not measure more than nine spirals to the inch.
A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting|John Thomson

The Cotswold mature young, and the flesh will vary in weight from fifteen to thirty pounds per quarter.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
The New Leicester is less hardy than the Cotswold, but heavier, weighing from twenty-four to thirty-six pounds per quarter.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
We were in a bleak stone country, where stone walls take the place of hedges, and where the landscape bears a Cotswold look.
A Leisurely Tour in England|James John Hissey

British Dictionary definitions for Cotswold

Cotswold

/ (ˈkɒtsˌwəʊld, -wəld) /

noun

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

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