South·down (south doun )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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