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Exmoor|ˈɛksmʊə(r), -mɔə(r)|
The name of a district in Somerset and Devon used attrib. or absol. to designate the particular breeds of ponies and sheep which it produces.
1808C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon 338 A cross was some years since made at Chittlehampton, of the old Leicester upon the Exmoor. Ibid. 345 A Dartmoor or Exmoor ewe..which in November would cost about 18s. will by the June following produce a lamb worth 20s. 1831,1902[see Dartmoor]. 1831W. Youatt Horse iv. 58 The Exmoor Ponies, although generally ugly enough, are hardy and useful. 1837― Sheep vii. 255 The sheep..bore considerable resemblance to the Exmoor sheep, and to the Dorsets. 1862Chambers's Encycl. IV. 195/1 Throughout this tract there is a native breed of ponies, known as Exmoor ponies. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 194/2 The Exmoors are delicately formed about the head and neck, and they have a close, fine fleece of short wool. 1937Hull & Whitlock Far-Distant Oxus i. 24 A dark-brown Exmoor with a trailing tail and a shaggy mane. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 15/1 Sheep... Hill types include..Rough Fell,..Welsh Mountain and Exmoor Horn. 1969Times 13 Jan. 11/3 A Suffolk..ewe would not be regarded as outstanding unless she produced four lambs at a time, but three would be remarkable for an Exmoor Horn. |