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Swaledale|ˈsweɪldeɪl|
The name of a region of North Yorkshire used absol. or attrib. to designate a long-woolled sheep of the hardy hill breed first developed in the area; also, the breed itself or the long coarse wool produced by a sheep of this kind.
1916W. J. Malden Brit. Sheep & Shepherding vi. 58 Among the remaining breeds of the northern hills may be mentioned the Swaledale, a very hardy breed. 1944G. Henderson Farming Ladder i. 24 The stock consisted of 650 Blackfaced mountain ewes, and thirty pedigree Swaledales. 1961J. Gunston Profit from Sheep ii. 22 Swaledales..do very well in a wide range of hard-grazing and cold districts. 1971Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 43/3 Certain wool types such as Blackface, Devon and Swaledale have met a better market demand than others. 1980Times 3 Mar. 16/2 A Pennine farmer..was saving 50 bales of hay a day among his Swaledale ewes. |