| 单词 | fine wooled |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfine wooled fine wooled adj. (of a sheep or sheepskin) having or producing fine wool; now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1651 R. Child Large Let. in S. Hartlib Legacie 97 I wonder that some of our Sheep-masters have not procured of those exceeding fine-woolled Sheepe of Spaine. 1775 Scots Mag. Apr. 184/1 A particular breed of fine-wooled sheep may be really of a more tender and delicate constitution, more difficult to keep, and less profitable to the owner. 1859 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 21 Mar. 21 pure bred, fine wooled merino rams, imported from Australia, and which can now be seen at our stores, corner of Front and Vallejo streets. 1916 Jrnl. Amer. Leather Chemists Assoc. 11 286 The pelts from fine wooled skins are usually only fit for the production of low grade leather. 2010 M. Pearson & J. Lennon Pastoral Austral. vi. 146 Growing sheep for meat on mixed farms was more profitable than clips from small fine-woolled flocks. < as lemmas |
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