Clunn.

Brit.

/klʌn/, U.S.

/klən/

Etymology: < Clun, the name of a town, river, and forest in Shropshire.

Used to designate a breed of sheep originating in the Clun area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Shropshire breeds

Shropshire1803

Clun1883

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 789/1 On some of the heath lands in the centre and west of the county [Montgomeryshire] a diminutive breed of sheep called cluns is pastured.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 194/1 The Clun Forest is a local breed in West Shropshire and the adjacent parts of Wales.

1961 Shropshire Mag. Nov. 7 Weston Farm carries over 130 sheep—Cluns and Clun crosses.

1964 ‘E. Peters’ Flight of Witch i. 12 These handsome, fearless hill-sheep he was just learning to know for Cluns and Kerrys.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clun
释义	Clunn. Brit. /klʌn/, U.S. /klən/ Etymology: < Clun, the name of a town, river, and forest in Shropshire. Used to designate a breed of sheep originating in the Clun area. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Shropshire breeds Shropshire1803 Clun1883 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 789/1 On some of the heath lands in the centre and west of the county [Montgomeryshire] a diminutive breed of sheep called cluns is pastured. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 194/1 The Clun Forest is a local breed in West Shropshire and the adjacent parts of Wales. 1961 Shropshire Mag. Nov. 7 Weston Farm carries over 130 sheep—Cluns and Clun crosses. 1964 ‘E. Peters’ Flight of Witch i. 12 These handsome, fearless hill-sheep he was just learning to know for Cluns and Kerrys. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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