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Scotch Blackface

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noun

  1. one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.


Etymology

Origin of Scotch Blackface

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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His hardy upland flock of Scotch Blackface and Welsh mountain sheep spend nine-and-a-half months of the year on the moor, where they are most vulnerable to theft.

From BBC