DORSET DOWN


Meaning of DORSET DOWN in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dau̇n noun

Etymology: from the county of Dorset, England, where it was originally bred

1. usually capitalized both Ds : an English breed of short-wooled mutton-type sheep derived from the Hampshire Down

2. plural dorset downs often capitalized both Ds : a sheep of the Dorset Down breed

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