| 单词 | short-sheep |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshort-sheep short-sheep n. a name given to a short-woolled sheep of the black-faced Scottish variety. 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 1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 155 The black-faced sheep are short-legged, [etc.]. Hence they are often called short sheep, in contradiction to the Cheviot, which are much longer bodied. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 30 ‘Aweel, aweel, maister,’ said the attendant, ‘short sheep had short rents, I am thinking.’ < as lemmas |
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