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Welsh Black

British  

noun

  1. a breed of black cattle originally from N Wales that are bred for both meat and milk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"A three-year plan gives you some certainty about what you're going to get," agreed retired livestock auctioneer Alwyn Jones, showing his pedigree Welsh Black cattle.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Once comfortably installed, the newest residents will be in charge of managing its 200 sheep and 25 Welsh Black cattle, alongside current tenant famer Gareth Roberts, from Aberdaron.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2025

Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian A poster of Orphan Annie, a 15-year-old Welsh Black cross cow, looms over the meat counter at London's Borough Market, the mother lode for the capital's elite foodie culture.

From The Guardian Feb. 15, 2013

All the remaining strains of Welsh cattle were recognized as one breed in 1904, when the Welsh Black Cattle Society united into one register the Herd Books of North and South Wales.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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