| 单词 | hampshire down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHampshire Down 5. Usually with capital initial. Any of various breeds of sheep originally raised for both meat and wool on the Downs of southern England (see sense 2), or developed from them by cross-breeding; (also) a sheep of such a breed. Chiefly attributive as Down breed, Down sheep, etc., or with qualifying word, as Dorset Down, Hampshire Down, Oxford Down. See also Southdown n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of mug1596 down1721 Shropshire1768 Norfolk sheep1778 Ryeland1786 Southdown1786 Persian1794 Leicester1798 Southdowner1799 Ryeland1802 loaghtan1812 Manx loaghtan1812 herdwick1837 Wallachian1837 Norfolk1851 Teeswater1861 bluefaced Leicester1864 Rough Fell1871 Border Leicester1873 Mexican1878 Cheviot1883 fat-tail1888 pampas1892 pampas sheep1895 turbary1908 karakul1913 East Friesian1949 Texel1949 Norfolk Horn1961 Colbred1962 1721 R. Bradley Gen. Treat Husbandry & Gardening I. 19 Some, indeed, tell us that the agreeable flavour of the Down Mutton is owing to the wild Thyme, which those Creatures eat in great quantity on those high Lands, but I am of the Opinion that this is a Mistake. 1822 R. W. Dickson Compl. Syst. Improved Live Stock & Cattle Managem. I. 378/1 The most noted variety is that of Mr. Ellman, of Glynd, in Sussex, who is supposed to have first enlarged the down breed by the aid of polled or natt Berkshire tups. 1831 Lincoln Herald 21 Oct. 1/1 Prime young Downs sell at 4s. to 5s. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 345/2 A heavier sort of sheep, a cross between the Somerset and the Down. 1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Ups & Downs xx. 245 Fancy three hundred acres in Oxfordshire, with a score or two of bullocks, and twice as many black-faced Down sheep. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 259/1 Dorset Down, one of the Down breed sheep with fine close wool which is used largely for Cheviot quality woollens and for hosiery yarns. 1989 S. Hall & J. Clutton-Brock 200 Years Brit. Farm Livestock i. 14 The longwools were soon superseded by the Down breeds. 2014 B. Smith Spinner's Bk. Fleece vi. 151 In addition to true Downs (Suffolk, Southdown, Oxford, Hampshire, Dorset Down, and Shropshire, for instance), I include in this chapter breeds with wool that looks and acts like that of the true Down breeds. Hampshire Down a. Used (chiefly attributively) to designate a breed of sheep (also Hampshire Down); also designating a breed of pig. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > specific breeds purr?1577 Hampshirea1661 Shropshire1768 tun-back1776 Berkshire1810 Suffolk1831 China hog1838 Essex pig1838 Narragansett1852 Cumberland1860 Neapolitan1860 Tamworth1860 hazel splitter1866 Poland China1869 Duroc1872 Large Black1906 Lincolnshire Curly-Coat1917 saddleback1919 landrace1935 micropig1985 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Hampshire Hampshire1813 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Hants. 2 Hantshire Hoggs, are allowed by all for the best Bacon. 1813 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Hants 371 The..common Hampshire ewe will cost from 25s. to 40s. each. 1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. 1123/2 The heath sheep, old Hampshire, or Wilts breeds. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 392/2 These sheep are now usually classed as Sussex Downs and Hampshire Downs, the former being the most refined type of the class.., and the latter..having a heavier fleece, stronger bone, and somewhat coarser and larger frame. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 400/2 The Berkshire and Hampshire hog seems originally to have been from the same stock, but by some early cross acquired the thicker carcase, prick-ears, shorter limbs, and earlier maturity of growth, by which they are characterised. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 12 The Hampshire Down, though a larger sheep than the Southdown, does not mature so early. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 920/1 The Hampshire breed [of pig] originated in England and was later introduced into the United States... Hampshires possess good growing and fattening qualities. 1962 J. N. Winburne Dict. Agric. 361/1 Hampshire swine, an American, lard-type breed of black, white-belted swine. 1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 77/4 It was a risky step to take from the viewpoint of..Hampshire Down enthusiasts. < as lemmas |
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