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Negretti, n. Now rare exc. Hist.|nɪˈgrɛtɪ|
Also Negret(t)e.
[ad. Sp. (merino) negrete, f. negro black, negro n.]
A strain of merino sheep, formerly widespread, having relatively short wool and a wrinkled fleece; a sheep of this type.
1793J. Banks Let. 6 Aug. in H. B. Carter His Majesty's Spanish Flock (1964) v. 114 As soon as peace returns he means to avail himself of the Kings [sic] Gracious Permission to renew his attack upon the Negretti Flock. 1809Phil. Mag. XXXIII. 247 (table) Negrete. 1837W. Youatt Sheep v. 156 The Negretti are the largest and strongest of all the Spanish travelling sheep. 1862J. S. Dobie S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 24 Two imported rams among them, a Negretti and a Sturgeon. 1887J. Coleman Cattle, Sheep & Pigs Gt. Brit. ii. xviii. 363 The Negrette merino is a native of Spain. 1891R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xxvi. 357 The Negretti or German variety [of Merino] was at one time introduced in considerable numbers into New South Wales and Queensland. 1973Materials & Technol. VI. iii. 240 The Negrette and Infando sheep were similar in being somewhat larger animals with folded skins and yielding a shorter fibre. |