单词 | ration sheep |
释义 | > as lemmasration sheep ration sheep n. Australian the sheep to be killed for food for the workers on a station. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > mutton > [noun] > sheep killed for food killing-sheep1578 ration sheep1872 freezer1889 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > sheep for slaughter mutton?c1335 ration sheep1872 freezer1889 1872 G. S. Baden-Powell New Homes for Old Country 156 Meat has to go out twice a week, unless the system of ration sheep be in vogue. Then each shepherd will have in his flock, sheep which he is allowed to kill. 1914 H. B. Smith Sheep & Wool Industry Australasia vi. 34 On a station the first sheep that are usually shorn are the ration sheep. These are the sheep that are to be killed for household and shearers' use. 1967 G. Jenkin Two Yrs. Bardunyah Station 3 Dingo, will you pick up a couple of ration sheep and drop them off at Kurlina. 2000 Sunday Mail (South Africa) (Nexis) 31 Dec. 96 Monash sheep property owner decided to bring home a ration sheep for the family larder. < as lemmas |
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