Devonn.

/ˈdɛvən/

Etymology: < Devon, the name of a county in the south-west of England.

a. Used attributively or as a n. to designate (a) a breed of cattle noted for the quality of their milk; (b) a breed of sheep.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Devon

South Devon1797

Devon1834

red Devon1867

1834 W. Youatt Cattle iii. 15 The skin of the Devon, notwithstanding his curly hair, is exceedingly mellow and elastic.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 The North Devon oxen are famed for their docility.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 A cow bred from a North Devon by a Yorkshire bull.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 South Devon nott, brown face and legs, long wool, pure.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 172 The Devons may perhaps be classed among the Galloways and Angus.

1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 144/1 Lord Farnham's Devon ox, slaughtered in Dublin in 1828.

1881 J. P. Sheldon Dairy Farming 33/2 The North Devons..may be regarded as the true Devons.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Main beef breeds include Shorthorns, Herefords, Devons, [etc.].

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Other types [of sheep] include Cluns, Kerries, Devon Closewool and pure Down breeds.

b. Angling. The name of an artificial fly.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > types of

moor flylOE

drake-flya1450

dub-flya1450

dun cut1496

dun fly1496

louper1496

red fly1616

moorish fly1635

palmer1653

palmer fly1653

red hackle1653

red palmer1653

shell-fly1653

orange fly1662

blackfly1669

dun1676

dun hackle1676

hackle1676

mayfly1676

peacock fly1676

thorn-tree fly1676

turkey-fly1676

violet-fly1676

whirling dun1676

badger fly1681

greenfly1686

moorish brown1689

prime dun1696

sandfly1700

grey midge1724

whirling blue1747

dun drake?1758

death drake1766

hackle fly1786

badger1787

blue1787

brown-fly1787

camel-brown1787

spinner1787

midge1799

night-fly1799

thorn-fly1799

turkey1799

withy-fly1799

grayling fly1811

sun fly1820

cock-a-bondy1835

brown moth1837

bunting-lark fly1837

governor1837

water-hen hackle1837

Waterloo fly1837

coachman1839

soldier palmer1839

blue jay1843

red tag1850

canary1855

white-tip1856

spider1857

bumble1859

doctor1860

ibis1863

Jock Scott1866

eagle1867

highlander1867

jay1867

John Scott1867

judge1867

parson1867

priest1867

snow-fly1867

Jack Scott1874

Alexandra1875

silver doctor1875

Alexandra fly1882

grackle1894

grizzly queen1894

heckle-fly1897

Zulu1898

thunder and lightning1910

streamer1919

Devon1924

peacock1950

1924 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 492/1 I..fished out across the stream with a heavy Devon.

1960 Times 30 Apr. 9/4 Indifference sometimes shown by new run, settled-down salmon, to fly, prawn or devon pulled across their nebs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	devon
释义	Devonn. /ˈdɛvən/ Etymology: < Devon, the name of a county in the south-west of England. a. Used attributively or as a n. to designate (a) a breed of cattle noted for the quality of their milk; (b) a breed of sheep. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Devon South Devon1797 Devon1834 red Devon1867 1834 W. Youatt Cattle iii. 15 The skin of the Devon, notwithstanding his curly hair, is exceedingly mellow and elastic. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 The North Devon oxen are famed for their docility. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 A cow bred from a North Devon by a Yorkshire bull. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 454 South Devon nott, brown face and legs, long wool, pure. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 172 The Devons may perhaps be classed among the Galloways and Angus. 1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 144/1 Lord Farnham's Devon ox, slaughtered in Dublin in 1828. 1881 J. P. Sheldon Dairy Farming 33/2 The North Devons..may be regarded as the true Devons. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Main beef breeds include Shorthorns, Herefords, Devons, [etc.]. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Other types [of sheep] include Cluns, Kerries, Devon Closewool and pure Down breeds. b. Angling. The name of an artificial fly. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > types of moor flylOE drake-flya1450 dub-flya1450 dun cut1496 dun fly1496 louper1496 red fly1616 moorish fly1635 palmer1653 palmer fly1653 red hackle1653 red palmer1653 shell-fly1653 orange fly1662 blackfly1669 dun1676 dun hackle1676 hackle1676 mayfly1676 peacock fly1676 thorn-tree fly1676 turkey-fly1676 violet-fly1676 whirling dun1676 badger fly1681 greenfly1686 moorish brown1689 prime dun1696 sandfly1700 grey midge1724 whirling blue1747 dun drake?1758 death drake1766 hackle fly1786 badger1787 blue1787 brown-fly1787 camel-brown1787 spinner1787 midge1799 night-fly1799 thorn-fly1799 turkey1799 withy-fly1799 grayling fly1811 sun fly1820 cock-a-bondy1835 brown moth1837 bunting-lark fly1837 governor1837 water-hen hackle1837 Waterloo fly1837 coachman1839 soldier palmer1839 blue jay1843 red tag1850 canary1855 white-tip1856 spider1857 bumble1859 doctor1860 ibis1863 Jock Scott1866 eagle1867 highlander1867 jay1867 John Scott1867 judge1867 parson1867 priest1867 snow-fly1867 Jack Scott1874 Alexandra1875 silver doctor1875 Alexandra fly1882 grackle1894 grizzly queen1894 heckle-fly1897 Zulu1898 thunder and lightning1910 streamer1919 Devon1924 peacock1950 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 492/1 I..fished out across the stream with a heavy Devon. 1960 Times 30 Apr. 9/4 Indifference sometimes shown by new run, settled-down salmon, to fly, prawn or devon pulled across their nebs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1834
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