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

Flocks of goats and fat-tailed sheep drifted up the valley, and now and then a herd of cattle massed themselves in moving patches on the hillsides.

From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Andrews, Roy Chapman

In the midst of his raptures Max found time to effect a favourable deal in fat-tailed sheep, which were just then very much in demand by the travelling agents of the Cape Town butchers.

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

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

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