bʊˌleɪ; noun
one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
Origin:
1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed
1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed
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Rambouillet1 (French rɑ̃bujɛ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999) | |
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Rambouillet
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| Rambouillet2 (ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ, ˈræmbʊˌleɪ, French rɑ̃bujɛ) | |
| —n | |
| a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep | |
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