单词 | manx loaghtan |
释义 | > as lemmasManx loaghtan Manx loaghtan n. (also Manx loghtan) [ < A. + loaghtan adj. and n.] 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 pairs of horns in both rams and ewes; a sheep of this breed; = loaghtan n. 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 mug1596 down1721 Shropshire1768 Norfolk sheep1778 Ryeland1786 Southdown1786 Persian1794 Leicester1798 Southdowner1799 Ryeland1802 loaghtan1812 Manx loaghtan1812 herdwick1837 Wallachian1837 Norfolk1851 Teeswater1861 bluefaced Leicester1864 Rough Fell1871 Border Leicester1873 Mexican1878 Cheviot1883 fat-tail1888 pampas1892 pampas sheep1895 turbary1908 karakul1913 East Friesian1949 Texel1949 Norfolk Horn1961 Colbred1962 1812 T. Quayle Gen. View Agric. Isle of Man xiv. 112 Among the Norfolk sheep, individuals occasionally appeared of a rusty brown color; but less uniform in hue than the Manks laughton... In the Manks language participle passive plural ‘Burnt’ is expressed by Loshtyn. Of this word, possibly, the term, Laughton, is a corruption. 1912 R. Lydekker Sheep iv. 61 The Manx, or typical, loaghtans run somewhat larger than the Soa breed, and display a marked tendency to the development of extra horns in the rams. 1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 701 (caption) A Manx Loghtan ram representing the rarest of the four-horned breeds. 1998 Holiday UK Apr. 53/3 The birds share the islet with the unique four-horned Manx Loaghtan sheep during the summer months. < as lemmas |
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