单词 | masham |
释义 | Mashamn. A breed of sheep produced by crossing Wensleydale or Teeswater rams with Blackface or Swaledale ewes; a sheep of this breed. Also: the wool obtained from these sheep. 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 > Yorkshire or Lancashire breeds Lonk1863 Wensleydale1893 Swaledale1916 Masham1951 1951 A. Fraser Sheep Husb. ii. 68 The Wensleydale..is pre-eminently a crossing breed... It provides sires to cross with the hill breeds of sheep indigenous to the North of England... The cross lambs thus produced are variously known as ‘Mashams’—Half-breds—or Greyfaces, and are very useful lambs for feeding on low ground. 1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 43/3 Certain wool types such as Blackface..have met a better market demand than..Masham. 1981 L. Alderson in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. Raising Livestock & Poultry v. 110 The Wensleydale and the Teeswater are closely related and are used to sire the Masham. 1998 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. The college has a range of Lowland sheep breeds, including Mule, Masham and Suffolk ewes and Texel and Suffolk tups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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