单词 | anglo-merino |
释义 | † Anglo-Merinoadj. Obsolete. Designating a breed or type of sheep, now extinct, developed by crossing the Spanish Merino with the Ryeland and various other English breeds; belonging to such a breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of particular breeds belted1582 loaghtan1702 merino1780 Teeswater1786 Ryeland1790 Anglo-Merino1806 East Friesian1895 1806 in Lett. & Papers Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) (1807) 11 163 It appeared that No I was manufactured from wool of Dr Parry's Anglo-Merino breed. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 52 Lord Western pursues the plan of shed-feeding his Anglo-merino sheep. 1861 W. Story Ess. Agric. Victoria in Victorian Govt. Prize Ess. 1860 85 The Merino monopoly remains to this day, in Spanish policy, the mere wool guild which it was when the Anglo-Merino breed was formed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1806 |
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