Negrettin.

Brit.

/nᵻˈɡrɛti/,

/niːˈɡrɛti/, U.S.

/nəˈɡrɛdi/,

/niˈɡrɛdi/

Forms: 1700s– Negretti, 1800s Negrete, 1800s– Negrette.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably from proper names. Etymons: proper name Negretti, Negrete.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < Negretti (or Negrete, Negrette), the name or title of the family thought to have owned the strain (apparently originally called Negrea).

Now chiefly historical.

A type of Spanish merino sheep having very fine wool; a sheep of this type.

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 > Merino

Spanish sheep1788

Negretti1793

Spanish Merino1802

merino1804

Rambouillet1809

Vermont merino1891

1793 J. Banks Let. 6 Aug. in H. B. Carter His Majesty's Spanish Flock (1964) v. 114 As soon as peace returns he means to avail himself of the Kings [sic] Gracious Permission to renew his attack upon the Negretti Flock.

1837 W. Youatt Sheep v. 156 The Negretti are the largest and strongest of all the Spanish travelling sheep.

1862 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 12 Sept. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 24 Two imported rams among them, a Negretti and a Sturgeon.

1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xxvi. 357 The Negretti or German variety [of Merino] was at one time introduced in considerable numbers into New South Wales and Queensland.

1948 E. N. Wentworth America's Sheep Trails xi. 206/2 King George had obtained his foundation animals from the Negretti flock belonging to the Marchioness del Camp di Alanzo in Spain.

1973 Materials & Technol. VI. iii. 240 The Negrette and Infando sheep were similar in being somewhat larger animals with folded skins and yielding a shorter fibre.

1989 S. G. Hall & J. Clutton-Brock 200 Years Brit. Farm Livestock xi. 149 These were a motley collection and did not impress the King, who then approached the King of Spain directly for specimens from his prize ‘Negretti’ type of Merinos.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	negretti
释义	Negrettin. Brit. /nᵻˈɡrɛti/, /niːˈɡrɛti/, U.S. /nəˈɡrɛdi/, /niˈɡrɛdi/ Forms: 1700s– Negretti, 1800s Negrete, 1800s– Negrette. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably from proper names. Etymons: proper name Negretti, Negrete. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < Negretti (or Negrete, Negrette), the name or title of the family thought to have owned the strain (apparently originally called Negrea). Now chiefly historical. A type of Spanish merino sheep having very fine wool; a sheep of this type. 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 > Merino Spanish sheep1788 Negretti1793 Spanish Merino1802 merino1804 Rambouillet1809 Vermont merino1891 1793 J. Banks Let. 6 Aug. in H. B. Carter His Majesty's Spanish Flock (1964) v. 114 As soon as peace returns he means to avail himself of the Kings [sic] Gracious Permission to renew his attack upon the Negretti Flock. 1837 W. Youatt Sheep v. 156 The Negretti are the largest and strongest of all the Spanish travelling sheep. 1862 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 12 Sept. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 24 Two imported rams among them, a Negretti and a Sturgeon. 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xxvi. 357 The Negretti or German variety [of Merino] was at one time introduced in considerable numbers into New South Wales and Queensland. 1948 E. N. Wentworth America's Sheep Trails xi. 206/2 King George had obtained his foundation animals from the Negretti flock belonging to the Marchioness del Camp di Alanzo in Spain. 1973 Materials & Technol. VI. iii. 240 The Negrette and Infando sheep were similar in being somewhat larger animals with folded skins and yielding a shorter fibre. 1989 S. G. Hall & J. Clutton-Brock 200 Years Brit. Farm Livestock xi. 149 These were a motley collection and did not impress the King, who then approached the King of Spain directly for specimens from his prize ‘Negretti’ type of Merinos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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