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Ram⋅bouil⋅let

  [ram-boo-ley; Fr. rahn-boo-ye]
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–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
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Ram·bouil·let   (rām'bŏŏ-lā, räm'bōō-yā')   
n.  Any of a breed of merino sheep of French origin, raised for wool and meat.

[After Rambouillet, a town of north-central France.]
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