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Southdown

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South·down  (southdoun)
n.
Any of a breed of small, hornless sheep of English origin, having short, dense, fine-textured wool.
[After the South Downs.]
Southdown [ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyish-brown face and legs
[so called because it was originally bred on the South Downs]
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