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

The hump-backed African cattle and the singular fat-tailed sheep, now common throughout the island, were not originally found in Madagascar, but were taken over from Africa.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various

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

From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard

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.

There were no blankets on the bed, their place being taken by karosses made of the skins of the fat-tailed sheep.

From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)