Masham

British

/ ˈmæsəm /

noun

a crossbreed of large sheep having a black and white face and a long curly fleece: kept for lamb production

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Etymology

Origin of Masham

C20: named after Masham, town in N Yorkshire

Example Sentences

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Areas around the River Ouse in York, as well as at Naburn Lock and the River Ure at Masham and Boroughbridge, were covered by the warnings on Wednesday.

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Lady Masham, born Susan Sinclair, became a wheelchair user after suffering an injury to her spinal cord in a riding accident in 1958.

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The association described Lady Masham as "the reason we have been able to champion, fight, serve and support thousands of spinal cord injured people ever since".

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Baroness Masham, a Paralympian and the longest-serving female member of the House of Lords ever, has died aged 87.

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Lady Masham won medals in swimming and table tennis at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 games and was created a life peer in 1970.

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