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Hampshire Down

British  

noun

  1. a breed of stocky sheep having a dark face and dense close wool, originating from Hampshire, S England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Prizes are offered by the society at various agricultural shows where Hampshire Down sheep are exhibited.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

But it had to go in time, just as in later times the Southdown had to go when the Hampshire Down took its place—the breed which is now universal, in South Wilts at all events.

From A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

The Hampshire Down is another instance of the widespread influence of the Southdown, being the result of crossing that breed with the old Wiltshire sheep, which had long curling horns, and the Berkshire Knott.

From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler

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