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Saanen|ˈsɑːnən|
The name of a small town in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, used attrib. and absol. to designate (a member of) a breed of white goats which was first developed in the region.
1908‘Home Counties’ Case for Goat iii. 26 Something is now heard of the white Saanen. 1909G. J. G. Jensen Goat-Keeping for All ii. 7 Saanen Goats.—Some two or three specimens of this breed were recently imported by Mr. H. E. Hughes, of Broxbourne. 1920C. J. Davies Goat-Keeping for Milk Production i. 14 The white breed of Switzerland takes its name from Gessenay in Berne... In England the variety is usually known as the Saanen. 1948A. Huxley Ape & Essence (1949) 125 Three-horned and robed impressively in a white Saanen soutane the great man is sitting with a couple of two-horned Familiars at a large table. 1976Denbighshire Free Press 8 Dec. 17/6 (Advt.), Territone goats, Anglo Nubian British Saanen. |