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

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fat-tailed sheep

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

The central section is famed as a grazing land for camels, ponies, cows, and fat-tailed sheep.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

A fat-tailed sheep, who did not want to die, bleated piteously at my tent door.

From The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling by Kipling, Rudyard

Max had been bartering fat-tailed sheep for goods with some of his customers and he wanted a herd.

From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)