noun
also car·a·cul ˈkarəkəl also ˈker-
Etymology: from Karakul, village in Uzbekistan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, where the breed originated
1.
a. usually capitalized : a breed of hardy slender fat-tailed sheep from Bukhara with coarse wiry brown fur
b. -s often capitalized : a sheep of this breed
2. -s : the tightly curled glossy black coat of the newborn lamb of the Karakul breed valued as fur — compare astrakhan , broadtail , persian lamb
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