Southdown

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Southdown \South"down`\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills
     south of the Thames, in England.
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     {Southdown sheep} (Zool.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled,


        hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy
        of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the
        breed originated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Southdown \South"down`\, n.
     A Southdown sheep.
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