Designating cattle or pigs having a mainly dark coat with a distinctive broad stripe of white around the middle, or a breed so marked; characteristic…

Designating a breed of small sheep originating in the Isle of Man, characterized by a greyish-brown fleece and the presence of one, two, or three…

Frequently in form Merino. Of, relating to, or designating a sheep of a breed prized for the fineness of its wool, originating in Spain and…

Used attributively and absol. to designate a breed of long-wool sheep, originally developed in the Tees valley and recently revived; also, a sheep of…

attributive. Designating wool and meat from a Ryeland sheep.

Designating a breed or type of sheep, now extinct, developed by crossing the Spanish Merino with the Ryeland and various other English breeds…

Designating a breed of sheep originally from East Friesland, kept chiefly for their milk, and having a distinctive thin, wool-free tail and pale…