Ryeland
/ˈrʌɪlənd/noun
1Attributive Designating a small, docile, hornless breed of sheep, bred for both meat and wool; designating a sheep of this breed.
- Developed by medieval monks in Leominster, England, the Ryeland breed was taken to New Zealand in 1901 and to Australia in 1919; it is now regarded as one of the heritage breeds of Australia..
2Attributive Designating wool and meat from a Ryeland sheep.
3A Ryeland sheep.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Culley (bap. 1735, d. 1813), agriculturist. From Ryeland, the name of a former district in Herefordshire, western England.
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