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Texel|ˈtɛksəl|
The name of an island in the West Frisian group off the northern coast of the Netherlands, used absol. or attrib. to designate a hardy, hornless sheep belonging to a breed originally developed there; also, the breed itself.
1949A. Fraser Sheep Husbandry ii. 118 Milch breeds—East Friesian Milch sheep and their strains, the Texel and the West Friesian. 1957Encycl. Brit. XX. 475/2 The Texel is a medium-wool, white-face, hornless sheep of the Netherlands, well adapted to range conditions and very prolific. 1978Times 2 Sept. 2/4 (caption) Record prices were paid..at the first sale in Britain of the British Texel Sheep Society. |