Southdown

Now as between the Merino and the Southdown sheep there is a great gulf fixed.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
He is one of the wisest raisers of Southdown sheep the country knows.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
The Suffolk is derived from the old horned Norfolk ewe mated with the Southdown, and was first granted its name in 1859.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler
Southdown and Romney rams have also been tried, but the Lincoln cross has been generally preferred.
Our First Half-Century|Government of Queensland

One of them sheep was the finest Southdown ram you ever laid yer eye on.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt

British Dictionary definitions for Southdown

Southdown

/ (ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn) /

noun

an English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyish-brown face and legs

Word Origin for Southdown

C18: so called because it was originally bred on the South Downs

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