Lonk
- a breed of large mountain sheep having horns in both male and female, a trim even fleece, and black face and legs, found only in Lancashire and Derbyshire, England
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Word Origin
possibly from a local Lancashire pronunciation of Lancs
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I should haf been in London lonk ako if it had not been for Barton.
Despair's Last JourneyDavid Christie Murray
The Lonk is the largest mountain breed, belonging to the fells of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
A Short History of English AgricultureW. H. R. Curtler