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wool cheque

British  

noun

  1. the annual return for a sheep farmer

"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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According to Nicola Noble, from the National Sheep Association, the "wool cheque" - money paid to farmers for their produce - would often cover the cost of a farm's rent for a year.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024

Wait until my wool cheque comes in, and you want a new frock—then you'll speak respectfully of my little merinoes.

From Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce

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