| 单词 | oxfordshire down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOxfordshire Down In full Oxfordshire Down. = Oxford n. 3. 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 > Hampshire > cross-breed Oxford1849 Oxfordshire1859 1859 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 20 345 Amongst the ‘other short-woolled sheep’ exhibited, we have Hampshire Downs, Oxfordshire Downs, [etc.]. 1862 Times 27 June 5/5 The Oxfordshire Downs..show themselves to be a most valuable breed, combining the best points of two of our best breeds of sheep. 1906 C. S. Plumb Types & Breeds Farm Animals lii. 396 In 1862 the then fairly well established type was given a special place at the Royal Agricultural Society Show at Battersea, under the name of Oxfordshire Down. 1913 J. A. Craig Sheep-farming in N. Amer. iv. 123 In 1891 the Oxfordshire won the championship of the short-wooled classes. 1965 Times 12 May 7/2 Oxfordshire Down sheep were absent for the first time. < as lemmas |
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