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Orkney|ˈɔːknɪ|
The name of a group of islands off the north coast of Scotland, applied attrib. to various local animals and products; Orkney sheep, a small feral sheep distinguished by horns curving backwards and a brown, white, or speckled fleece; Orkney vole, a larger subspecies of the European vole, Microtus arvalis orcadensis, found only in the Orkney Islands.
[1805G. Barry Hist. Orkney Islands iii. i. 319 The Sheep (ovis aries, Lin. Syst.) here is a peculiar breed, and, from some features in its character, seems to have sprung from the same stock with those of Iceland, the Ferroes, and Shetland.] 1861Mrs. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. 320 The Leicestershire breed [of sheep] is the best example of this lymphatic and contented animal, and the active Orkney, who is half goat in his habits, of the restless and unprofitable. 1905J. G. Millais Mammals Gt. Brit. & Ireland II. 279, I have noticed that both the Orkney and the Water Voles often possess a white tip to the end of the tail. 1912H. J. Elwes in Scottish Naturalist 6 Orkney Sheep. Sheep never seem to have been as important here as in Shetland. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 7 Jan. 5/3 A group of smartly designed coats of the popular Orkney cloth in half a dozen beautiful shades. 1935Discovery June 168/2 All our voles, including the Orkney and Skomer voles, seem as numerous as they have ever been. 1952L. H. Matthews Brit. Mammals vi. 155 In captivity the Orkney vole is noticeable for its pugnacious disposition and its readiness to bite. 1965T. Fitzgibbon Art Brit. Cooking 133 Orkney cheese is a creamy Cheddar type cheese made in the Orkney Islands, but exported to England. 1971[see inverted pleat s.v. inverted ppl. a. 9]. 1972Country Life 3 Aug. 273/2, I shall be grateful if you can give me any information regarding Orkney chairs... As the name suggests, this is a traditional Orkney kind of furniture. 1973Scotsman 21 Feb. 10/1 Cheese straws made from Orkney cheese. 1974J. M. Doney et al. in P. A. Jewell et al. Island Survivors iv. 124 The litter size of these [Soay] lambs was 1·28, which is the same as..the Orkney sheep on North Ronaldshay. 1978Vole No. 6. 54/2 Orkney is distinguished in having its own special vole, the Orkney vole, larger than its mainland cousin. |