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southdown |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Southdown \South"down`\, a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. {Southdown sheep} (Zo["o]l.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the breed originated. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Southdown \South"down`\, n. A Southdown sheep.
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