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Southdown
[ south-doun ]
noun
- one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
Southdown
/ ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn /
noun
- an English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyish-brown face and legs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Southdown1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Southdown1
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Example Sentences
Now as between the Merino and the Southdown sheep there is a great gulf fixed.
He is one of the wisest raisers of Southdown sheep the country knows.
The Suffolk is derived from the old horned Norfolk ewe mated with the Southdown, and was first granted its name in 1859.
Southdown and Romney rams have also been tried, but the Lincoln cross has been generally preferred.
One of them sheep was the finest Southdown ram you ever laid yer eye on.
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