单词 | scotch blackface |
释义 | > as lemmasScotch Blackface Scotch Blackface n. = Scottish Blackface n. at Scottish adj. and n. Compounds 4. 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 > Scotch Blackface short-sheep1805 Scotch Blackface1840 Scottish Blackface1899 1791 R. Beilby Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds (ed. 2) 49 An Ewe, of the small black-faced Scotch breed, produced two ewe lambs before she had compleated her first year.] 1840 J. W. Massie Continental India II. 203 Mysore sheep—and their mutton is as good as is the Welsh or Scotch black-face—may also be procured. 1945 J. F. H. Thomas et al. Sheep ii. 30 It deserves the title Scotch Blackface because in that country it is of paramount importance. 1995 Guardian 18 Jan. i. 21/3 Scotch black-faced ewes gain access to cliff-grazing from the pasture fields behind. < as lemmas |
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