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Teeswater|ˈtiːzˌwɔːtə(r)|
[f. the name of the Teeswater district in County Durham.]
1. Used attrib. and absol. to designate a breed of long-wool sheep, originally developed in the Tees valley and recently revived; also, a sheep of this breed.
1786G. Culley Obs. Live Stock 82 The Tees-water breed..differs from the Lincolnshire, in their wool not being so long and heavy. 1837W. Youatt Sheep viii. 329 The wool of the Teeswater sheep was remarkably long and coarse. 1861Mrs. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. 323 The domesticated sheep..embracing..the Old Leicester, and the Teeswater, or New Leicester. 1951A. Fraser Sheep Husbandry (ed. 2) ii. 67 A local breed, the Teeswater Mug, is coming into greater prominence. 1967Brit. Sheep Breeds (Brit. Wool Marketing Board) 69/1 The Teeswater ram has been found to cross extremely well with hill breeds. 1979Country Life 6 Dec. 2228/3 The Longwool breeds being farmed in Britain today—the Teeswater, Romney and Leicesters are among the other best-known names.
2. attrib. = shorthorn.
1810J. Bailey Gen. View Agric. Co. Durham xiv. 226 The short-horned kind..have for a great many years been known by the appellation of the Tees Water Breed. 1873G. Armatage Cattle i. 9 These fine animals appear to have descended from the Teeswater breed. 1919K. J. J. Mackenzie Cattle vii. 74 The bulk of the Teeswater or Holderness herds..were very famous for their milking qualities. 1950G. T. Burrows Hist. Dairy Shorthorn Cattle i. 11 Men..believed in the dual-purpose merits of their ‘Teeswater’ breed. |