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Dorset Horn

American  

noun

  1. one of an English breed of sheep having a close-textured, medium-length wool.

Dorset Horn British  

noun

  1. a breed of horned sheep with dense fine-textured wool

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Etymology

Origin of Dorset Horn

First recorded in 1890–95; after Dorset

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